Xperi (XPER) Competitors

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is PLAB or XPER more profitable?

Photronics has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Xperi's net margin of -16.72%. Photronics' return on equity of 9.10% beat Xperi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Photronics	15.07%	9.10%	7.80%
Xperi	-16.72%	-7.03%	-4.14%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLAB or XPER?

Photronics has higher revenue and earnings than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Photronics, 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
Photronics	$862.75M	1.31	$130.69M	$2.35	7.54
Xperi	$493.69M	0.60	-$136.61M	-$0.31	-21.10

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLAB or XPER?

Photronics received 6 more outperform votes than Xperi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 65.80% of users gave Xperi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Photronics	Outperform Votes 360 66.42%	Underperform Votes 182 33.58%
Xperi	Outperform Votes 354 65.80%	Underperform Votes 184 34.20%

Which has more risk and volatility, PLAB or XPER?

Photronics has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLAB or XPER?

In the previous week, Photronics had 5 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Photronics and 3 mentions for Xperi. Xperi's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Photronics' score of 1.06 indicating that Xperi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Photronics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Xperi	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLAB or XPER?

88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Xperi shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Xperi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PLAB or XPER?

Photronics presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 97.52%. Xperi has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 190.52%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xperi is more favorable than Photronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Photronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Xperi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

Photronics beats Xperi on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.