Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) Competitors $91.60 +0.30 (+0.33%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.00 -1.60 (-1.75%) As of 04/15/2025 06:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLAB vs. ALTR, SWKS, MTSI, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, POWI, SMTC, AMBA, and DIODShould you be buying Silicon Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicon Laboratories include Altair Engineering (ALTR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Power Integrations (POWI), Semtech (SMTC), Ambarella (AMBA), and Diodes (DIOD). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. Silicon Laboratories vs. Altair Engineering Skyworks Solutions MACOM Technology Solutions Lattice Semiconductor Rambus Cirrus Logic Power Integrations Semtech Ambarella Diodes Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) and Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Is SLAB or ALTR more profitable? Altair Engineering has a net margin of 2.13% compared to Silicon Laboratories' net margin of -32.69%. Altair Engineering's return on equity of 8.08% beat Silicon Laboratories' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Silicon Laboratories-32.69% -10.46% -9.12% Altair Engineering 2.13%8.08%4.74% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLAB or ALTR? Altair Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altair Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSilicon Laboratories$584.39M5.09-$191.01M-$5.94-15.42Altair Engineering$665.79M14.41$14.18M$0.17657.94 Which has more volatility & risk, SLAB or ALTR? Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SLAB or ALTR? Silicon Laboratories currently has a consensus target price of $136.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.69%. Altair Engineering has a consensus target price of $100.83, indicating a potential downside of 9.85%. Given Silicon Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Silicon Laboratories is more favorable than Altair Engineering.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Silicon Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Altair Engineering 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLAB or ALTR? 63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are held 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. Does the media favor SLAB or ALTR? In the previous week, Silicon Laboratories had 9 more articles in the media than Altair Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Silicon Laboratories and 3 mentions for Altair Engineering. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Altair Engineering's score of 0.07 indicating that Silicon Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Silicon Laboratories 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Altair Engineering 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLAB or ALTR? Silicon Laboratories received 135 more outperform votes than Altair Engineering when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.86% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave Altair Engineering an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSilicon LaboratoriesOutperform Votes70167.86% Underperform Votes33232.14% Altair EngineeringOutperform Votes56657.99% Underperform Votes41042.01% SummaryAltair Engineering beats Silicon Laboratories on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Silicon Laboratories News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSilicon LaboratoriesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.97B$48.58B$22.16B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.86%3.02%4.32%P/E Ratio-15.4234.7439.4917.81Price / Sales5.0983.861,985.9694.61Price / CashN/A26.4934.6334.64Price / Book2.755.795.774.00Net Income-$191.01M$751.41M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance6.30%10.07%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-26.28%-15.02%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance-26.35%-1.35%52,661.37%-0.18% Silicon Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLABSilicon Laboratories1.9149 of 5 stars$91.60+0.3%$136.20+48.7%-26.3%$2.97B$584.39M-15.421,960Positive NewsGap UpALTRAltair Engineering2.6816 of 5 stars$111.85flat$100.83-9.8%N/A$9.60B$665.79M657.943,000SWKSSkyworks Solutions4.5837 of 5 stars$53.38+1.1%$83.78+56.9%-42.7%$8.37B$4.05B16.3711,200High Trading VolumeMTSIMACOM Technology Solutions4.2176 of 5 stars$89.82+0.2%$131.50+46.4%+2.0%$6.68B$790.55M-62.381,200Positive NewsLSCCLattice Semiconductor3.7115 of 5 stars$39.57+1.4%$67.69+71.1%-41.3%$5.45B$509.40M89.93950Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeRMBSRambus3.6083 of 5 stars$44.76+3.8%$76.71+71.4%-19.5%$4.81B$556.62M26.96760Positive NewsCRUSCirrus Logic4.354 of 5 stars$82.93-0.4%$132.86+60.2%0.0%$4.41B$1.84B15.051,590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePOWIPower Integrations4.4597 of 5 stars$43.28-0.9%$78.00+80.2%-32.2%$2.46B$418.97M75.93830High Trading VolumeSMTCSemtech3.6957 of 5 stars$28.31+1.1%$58.92+108.1%-15.7%$2.45B$909.29M-2.171,440AMBAAmbarella2.8116 of 5 stars$41.67-0.6%$86.67+108.0%-1.0%$1.77B$284.87M-10.80900Short Interest ↑Positive NewsDIODDiodes3.4256 of 5 stars$36.68+4.5%$56.00+52.7%-47.5%$1.70B$1.31B38.618,880High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALTR Competitors SWKS Competitors MTSI Competitors LSCC Competitors RMBS Competitors CRUS Competitors POWI Competitors SMTC Competitors AMBA Competitors DIOD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SLAB) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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