SWKS vs. MPWR, MCHP, FSLR, ALTR, LSCC, MTSI, RMBS, CRUS, SLAB, and POWI
Should you be buying Skyworks Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skyworks Solutions include Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Microchip Technology (MCHP), First Solar (FSLR), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), and Power Integrations (POWI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Skyworks Solutions vs.
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Skyworks Solutions received 981 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.64% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 75.30% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Monolithic Power Systems had 27 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems and 51 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.37 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 80.95% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 13.02%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 20.36% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.
85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Skyworks Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $83.78, suggesting a potential upside of 21.38%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus price target of $851.58, suggesting a potential upside of 35.62%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.
Monolithic Power Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skyworks Solutions. Monolithic Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $6.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Skyworks Solutions has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Skyworks Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Monolithic Power Systems beats Skyworks Solutions on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SWKS) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
