SiTime (SITM) Competitors

Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLEX or SITM?

Flex received 440 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.07% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 62.56% of users gave Flex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flex	Outperform Votes 553 62.56%	Underperform Votes 331 37.44%
SiTime	Outperform Votes 113 68.07%	Underperform Votes 53 31.93%

Does the media prefer FLEX or SITM?

In the previous week, Flex had 23 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Flex and 5 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Flex's score of 0.78 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SiTime	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend FLEX or SITM?

Flex presently has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $232.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.95%. Given SiTime's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SiTime is more favorable than Flex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, FLEX or SITM?

Flex has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FLEX or SITM?

94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FLEX or SITM more profitable?

Flex has a net margin of 3.95% compared to SiTime's net margin of -46.18%. Flex's return on equity of 17.93% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex	3.95%	17.93%	5.00%
SiTime	-46.18%	-10.12%	-7.86%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLEX or SITM?

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flex	$25.58B	0.55	$1.01B	$2.48	14.83
SiTime	$202.70M	21.44	-$93.60M	-$4.05	-45.48

Summary

Flex beats SiTime on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.