Texas Instruments (TXN) Competitors

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, INTC or TXN?

Intel has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INTC or TXN?

Intel received 1305 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.81% of users gave Intel an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intel	Outperform Votes 2742 64.81%	Underperform Votes 1489 35.19%
Texas Instruments	Outperform Votes 1437 60.35%	Underperform Votes 944 39.65%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, INTC or TXN?

Texas Instruments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intel. Intel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, 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
Intel	$53.10B	1.67	-$18.76B	-$4.38	-4.64
Texas Instruments	$15.64B	8.78	$4.80B	$5.19	29.09

Is INTC or TXN a better dividend stock?

Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Intel pays out -11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Texas Instruments has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to INTC or TXN?

In the previous week, Intel had 114 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 165 mentions for Intel and 51 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Intel's score of 0.73 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intel	65 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	48 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Texas Instruments	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate INTC or TXN?

Intel presently has a consensus target price of $25.58, indicating a potential upside of 25.96%. Texas Instruments has a consensus target price of $208.76, indicating a potential upside of 38.27%. Given Texas Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Texas Instruments is more favorable than Intel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intel	3 Sell rating(s)	28 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94
Texas Instruments	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INTC or TXN?

64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is INTC or TXN more profitable?

Texas Instruments has a net margin of 30.68% compared to Intel's net margin of -35.32%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 28.08% beat Intel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intel	-35.32%	-3.27%	-1.83%
Texas Instruments	30.68%	28.08%	13.64%

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Intel on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.