SiTime (SITM) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	0.60	$1.01B	$2.48	16.27
SiTime	$202.70M	20.95	-$93.60M	-$4.05	-44.43

Does the media prefer FLEX or SITM?

In the previous week, Flex had 21 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Flex and 4 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Flex's score of 0.48 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SiTime	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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 more risk & volatility, FLEX or SITM?

Flex has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FLEX or SITM?

Flex currently has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.88%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $232.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.94%. Given SiTime's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Flex beats SiTime on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.