Xperi (XPER) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XPER or PLAB?

Photronics received 9 more outperform votes than Xperi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 65.73% of users gave Xperi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xperi	Outperform Votes 351 65.73%	Underperform Votes 183 34.27%
Photronics	Outperform Votes 360 66.42%	Underperform Votes 182 33.58%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XPER or PLAB?

94.3% of Xperi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Xperi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Photronics shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor XPER or PLAB?

In the previous week, Photronics had 1 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Photronics and 1 mentions for Xperi. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Xperi's score of 0.00 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xperi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Photronics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer XPER or PLAB?

Xperi currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.91%. Photronics has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.99%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xperi is more favorable than Photronics.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, XPER or PLAB?

Xperi has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, XPER or PLAB?

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
Xperi	$521.33M	0.77	-$136.61M	-$1.90	-4.72
Photronics	$866.95M	1.59	$130.69M	$2.09	10.40

Is XPER or PLAB 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
Xperi	-16.72%	-7.03%	-4.14%
Photronics	15.07%	9.10%	7.80%

Summary

Photronics beats Xperi on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.