VREX vs. SIMO, HIMX, PL, NN, DQ, JKS, AAOI, PENG, COMM, and AIOT
Should you be buying Varex Imaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Varex Imaging include Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), NextNav (NN), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), and Powerfleet (AIOT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Varex Imaging vs.
Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Silicon Motion Technology received 616 more outperform votes than Varex Imaging when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.37% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 63.71% of users gave Varex Imaging an outperform vote.
78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.79%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.63% beat Varex Imaging's return on equity.
Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Motion Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus target price of $80.63, indicating a potential upside of 37.12%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.01%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.
In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 1 mentions for Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.40 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Silicon Motion Technology beats Varex Imaging on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VREX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
