Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Competitors

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) and ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts recommend TSEM or ON?

Tower Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $64.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.68%. ON Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $56.84, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Tower Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tower Semiconductor is more favorable than ON Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tower Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ON Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has more volatility and risk, TSEM or ON?

Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ON Semiconductor has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TSEM or ON?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 326 more articles in the media than Tower Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 334 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 8 mentions for Tower Semiconductor. Tower Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.76 indicating that Tower Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tower Semiconductor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ON Semiconductor	170 Very Positive mention(s)	43 Positive mention(s)	89 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TSEM or ON?

ON Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Tower Semiconductor. Tower Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON Semiconductor, 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
Tower Semiconductor	$1.49B	3.75	$207.86M	$1.74	28.92
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	2.87	$1.57B	$1.07	46.51

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TSEM or ON?

70.5% of Tower Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of ON Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tower Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ON Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TSEM or ON more profitable?

Tower Semiconductor has a net margin of 13.20% compared to ON Semiconductor's net margin of 7.28%. ON Semiconductor's return on equity of 15.33% beat Tower Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tower Semiconductor	13.20%	7.37%	6.34%
ON Semiconductor	7.28%	15.33%	9.42%

Summary

ON Semiconductor beats Tower Semiconductor on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.