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Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) Competitors

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$128.96 -2.16 (-1.65%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

SLAB vs. SWKS, MTSI, ALTR, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, SMTC, POWI, AMBA, and DIOD

Should you be buying Silicon Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicon Laboratories include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Semtech (SMTC), Power Integrations (POWI), Ambarella (AMBA), and Diodes (DIOD). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.

Silicon Laboratories vs.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Silicon Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 6 mentions for Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Skyworks Solutions' score of 1.17 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Skyworks Solutions
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Skyworks Solutions has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Silicon Laboratories' net margin of -46.93%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 13.71% beat Silicon Laboratories' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Silicon Laboratories-46.93% -12.60% -10.85%
Skyworks Solutions 14.27%13.71%10.48%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Silicon Laboratories$504.98M8.29-$34.52M-$7.40-17.43
Skyworks Solutions$4.18B3.47$596M$3.7024.52

Silicon Laboratories currently has a consensus price target of $122.44, indicating a potential downside of 5.05%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus price target of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.31%. Given Skyworks Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skyworks Solutions is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Silicon Laboratories
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Skyworks Solutions
3 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

Skyworks Solutions received 1027 more outperform votes than Silicon Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.08% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 68.07% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Silicon LaboratoriesOutperform Votes
695
68.07%
Underperform Votes
326
31.93%
Skyworks SolutionsOutperform Votes
1722
77.08%
Underperform Votes
512
22.92%

Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Skyworks Solutions beats Silicon Laboratories on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SLAB vs. The Competition

MetricSilicon LaboratoriesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.18B$61.83B$25.33B$9.32B
Dividend YieldN/A2.07%2.72%4.06%
P/E Ratio-17.4340.38254.2217.54
Price / Sales8.2924.722,943.32139.66
Price / Cash63.1725.4634.5737.95
Price / Book3.397.468.134.92
Net Income-$34.52M$983.89M$669.89M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-0.13%2.38%-0.21%-1.56%
1 Month Performance28.05%17.77%10.10%6.68%
1 Year Performance-1.07%13.09%25.60%22.48%

Silicon Laboratories Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
0.9596 of 5 stars
$128.96
-1.6%
$122.44
-5.1%
-3.3%$4.18B$504.98M-17.431,846Analyst Forecast
Positive News
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
4.7336 of 5 stars
$91.31
+0.4%
$101.00
+10.6%
-19.4%$14.60B$4.18B24.5910,100Positive News
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.108 of 5 stars
$141.36
+1.7%
$128.00
-9.5%
+48.8%$10.23B$729.58M134.991,700
ALTR
Altair Engineering
3.8586 of 5 stars
$106.50
-0.1%
$100.71
-5.4%
+44.0%$9.06B$612.70M280.673,200Short Interest ↑
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
2.5551 of 5 stars
$63.01
-0.7%
$62.00
-1.6%
-9.9%$8.69B$562.58M60.121,156
RMBS
Rambus
4.8205 of 5 stars
$59.20
+3.1%
$74.67
+26.1%
-16.3%$6.31B$517.75M36.45760Positive News
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
4.5783 of 5 stars
$105.57
-1.1%
$132.50
+25.5%
+23.3%$5.61B$1.91B18.091,625Short Interest ↓
Positive News
SMTC
Semtech
2.5201 of 5 stars
$67.78
+4.0%
$68.70
+1.4%
+194.9%$5.13B$868.76M-4.991,917Analyst Revision
POWI
Power Integrations
4.4941 of 5 stars
$65.11
+0.6%
$78.00
+19.8%
-23.4%$3.70B$444.54M98.08830Positive News
AMBA
Ambarella
3.2356 of 5 stars
$76.14
+5.0%
$84.17
+10.5%
+15.2%$3.18B$252.47M-18.79900Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
DIOD
Diodes
1.4549 of 5 stars
$66.26
+2.5%
$72.80
+9.9%
-18.5%$3.07B$1.29B48.978,635

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This page (NASDAQ:SLAB) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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