SuperCom (SPCB) Competitors

SuperCom (NASDAQ:SPCB) and Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPCB or MX?

47.8% of SuperCom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of SuperCom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SPCB or MX?

SuperCom presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 82.74%. Magnachip Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.57%. Given SuperCom's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SuperCom is more favorable than Magnachip Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SuperCom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Magnachip Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SPCB or MX?

SuperCom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Magnachip Semiconductor. Magnachip Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SuperCom, 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
SuperCom	$27.64M	1.04	$660K	$0.43	22.91
Magnachip Semiconductor	$231.74M	0.48	-$54.31M	-$0.93	-3.31

Is SPCB or MX more profitable?

SuperCom has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Magnachip Semiconductor's net margin of -15.53%. SuperCom's return on equity of 45.38% beat Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SuperCom	11.00%	45.38%	17.14%
Magnachip Semiconductor	-15.53%	-7.90%	-5.74%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPCB or MX?

SuperCom has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SPCB or MX?

In the previous week, SuperCom and SuperCom both had 1 articles in the media. Magnachip Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SuperCom's score of 0.76 indicating that Magnachip Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SuperCom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnachip Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SuperCom beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.