SWKS vs. MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, MTSI, ALTR, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, SMTC, and SLAB
Should you be buying Skyworks Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skyworks Solutions include Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Semtech (SMTC), and Silicon Laboratories (SLAB). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Skyworks Solutions vs.
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking.
Skyworks Solutions received 787 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.01% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 68.75% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 75.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Microchip Technology pays out 127.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Skyworks Solutions has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Microchip Technology has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Skyworks Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $101.12, indicating a potential upside of 7.99%. Microchip Technology has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.63%. Given Microchip Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.
Skyworks Solutions has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of 14.22%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 19.47% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.
In the previous week, Microchip Technology had 7 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Microchip Technology and 10 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Skyworks Solutions' score of 0.59 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Skyworks Solutions on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SWKS) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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