Semtech (SMTC) Competitors

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is SMTC or SWKS more profitable?

Skyworks Solutions has a net margin of 13.02% compared to Semtech's net margin of -99.08%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 12.60% beat Semtech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Semtech	-99.08%	N/A	-2.28%
Skyworks Solutions	13.02%	12.60%	9.67%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMTC or SWKS?

85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Semtech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SMTC or SWKS?

Semtech has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMTC or SWKS?

Skyworks Solutions received 992 more outperform votes than Semtech when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.64% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 72.56% of users gave Semtech an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Semtech	Outperform Votes 730 72.56%	Underperform Votes 276 27.44%
Skyworks Solutions	Outperform Votes 1722 76.64%	Underperform Votes 525 23.36%

Do analysts recommend SMTC or SWKS?

Semtech currently has a consensus target price of $61.55, suggesting a potential upside of 66.56%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus target price of $83.78, suggesting a potential upside of 26.36%. Given Semtech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Semtech is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.

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)	2.85
Skyworks Solutions	3 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SMTC or SWKS?

Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Semtech. Semtech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, 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
Semtech	$909.30M	3.08	-$1.09B	-$2.64	-14.00
Skyworks Solutions	$4.05B	2.63	$596M	$3.26	20.34

Does the media prefer SMTC or SWKS?

In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 8 more articles in the media than Semtech. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 42 mentions for Semtech. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Semtech's score of 0.15 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Semtech	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Skyworks Solutions	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Skyworks Solutions beats Semtech on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.