Semtech (SMTC) Competitors $27.30 +0.30 (+1.11%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.90 -0.40 (-1.47%) As of 04/15/2025 07:41 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SMTC vs. ALTR, SWKS, MTSI, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, SLAB, POWI, AMBA, and DIODShould you be buying Semtech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Semtech include Altair Engineering (ALTR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Power Integrations (POWI), Ambarella (AMBA), and Diodes (DIOD). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. Semtech vs. Altair Engineering Skyworks Solutions MACOM Technology Solutions Lattice Semiconductor Rambus Cirrus Logic Silicon Laboratories Power Integrations Ambarella Diodes Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) and Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in SMTC or ALTR? 63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Semtech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SMTC or ALTR more profitable? Altair Engineering has a net margin of 2.13% compared to Semtech's net margin of -99.08%. Altair Engineering's return on equity of 8.08% beat Semtech's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Semtech-99.08% N/A -2.28% Altair Engineering 2.13%8.08%4.74% Do analysts recommend SMTC or ALTR? Semtech presently has a consensus price target of $58.92, suggesting a potential upside of 115.81%. Altair Engineering has a consensus price target of $100.83, suggesting a potential downside of 9.85%. Given Semtech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Semtech is more favorable than Altair Engineering.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Semtech 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Altair Engineering 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SMTC or ALTR? Altair Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Semtech. Semtech 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 RatioSemtech$909.29M2.60-$1.09B-$2.64-10.34Altair Engineering$665.79M14.41$14.18M$0.17657.94 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMTC or ALTR? Semtech received 164 more outperform votes than Altair Engineering when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.49% of users gave Semtech an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave Altair Engineering an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSemtechOutperform Votes73072.49% Underperform Votes27727.51% Altair EngineeringOutperform Votes56657.99% Underperform Votes41042.01% Which has more volatility and risk, SMTC or ALTR? Semtech has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SMTC or ALTR? In the previous week, Semtech had 38 more articles in the media than Altair Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Semtech and 3 mentions for Altair Engineering. Semtech's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Altair Engineering's score of 0.07 indicating that Semtech is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Semtech 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 SummarySemtech and Altair Engineering tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Semtech News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMTC 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 SMTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSemtechSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.36B$48.58B$22.16B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.86%3.02%4.32%P/E Ratio-2.0934.7439.4917.81Price / Sales2.6083.861,985.9694.61Price / Cash3.0126.4934.6334.64Price / Book-5.715.795.774.00Net Income-$1.09B$751.41M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance5.57%10.07%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-31.06%-15.02%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance-15.71%-1.35%52,661.37%-0.18% Semtech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMTCSemtech3.6957 of 5 stars$27.30+1.1%$58.92+115.8%-15.7%$2.36B$909.29M-2.091,440ALTRAltair Engineering2.6816 of 5 stars$111.85flat$100.83-9.8%N/A$9.60B$665.79M657.943,000SWKSSkyworks Solutions4.5837 of 5 stars$54.08+2.5%$83.78+54.9%-42.7%$8.48B$4.05B16.5911,200MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions4.2176 of 5 stars$89.73+0.1%$131.50+46.6%+2.0%$6.72B$790.55M-62.791,200Positive NewsLSCCLattice Semiconductor3.7115 of 5 stars$39.87+2.2%$67.69+69.8%-41.3%$5.51B$509.40M90.93950Gap DownRMBSRambus3.6083 of 5 stars$44.76+3.8%$76.71+71.4%-19.5%$4.81B$556.62M26.99760Positive NewsCRUSCirrus Logic4.354 of 5 stars$83.39+0.2%$132.86+59.3%0.0%$4.43B$1.84B15.131,590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSLABSilicon Laboratories1.9149 of 5 stars$90.19-2.1%$136.20+51.0%-26.3%$2.94B$584.39M-15.261,960Positive NewsGap UpPOWIPower Integrations4.4597 of 5 stars$43.10-1.3%$78.00+81.0%-32.2%$2.45B$418.97M75.62830AMBAAmbarella2.8116 of 5 stars$42.12+0.4%$86.67+105.8%-1.0%$1.80B$284.87M-10.98900Short Interest ↑Positive NewsDIODDiodes3.4256 of 5 stars$36.29+3.4%$56.00+54.3%-47.5%$1.68B$1.31B38.188,880 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALTR Competitors SWKS Competitors MTSI Competitors LSCC Competitors RMBS Competitors CRUS Competitors SLAB Competitors POWI 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:SMTC) 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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