SiTime (SITM) Competitors

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Do analysts recommend SITM or AMKR?

SiTime presently has a consensus target price of $228.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.76%. Amkor Technology has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Given Amkor Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than SiTime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Amkor Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SITM or AMKR?

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amkor Technology, 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
SiTime	$202.70M	22.66	-$93.60M	-$3.80	-50.95
Amkor Technology	$6.32B	0.83	$354.01M	$1.28	16.52

Does the media prefer SITM or AMKR?

In the previous week, SiTime had 9 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SiTime and 7 mentions for Amkor Technology. Amkor Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat SiTime's score of 0.97 indicating that Amkor Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiTime	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amkor Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SITM or AMKR?

84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of SiTime shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SITM or AMKR?

SiTime has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SITM or AMKR more profitable?

Amkor Technology has a net margin of 5.04% compared to SiTime's net margin of -38.60%. Amkor Technology's return on equity of 7.60% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiTime	-38.60%	-9.43%	-7.46%
Amkor Technology	5.04%	7.60%	4.56%

Summary

Amkor Technology beats SiTime on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.