ASE Technology (ASX) Competitors

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASX or NXPI?

6.8% of ASE Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ASX or NXPI?

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ASE Technology. ASE Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, 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
ASE Technology	$18.54B	1.31	$1.01B	$0.45	24.59
NXP Semiconductors	$12.61B	4.87	$2.51B	$9.73	24.83

Is ASX or NXPI more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.44%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASE Technology	5.44%	9.86%	4.59%
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 742 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 376 64.27%	Underperform Votes 209 35.73%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1118 73.50%	Underperform Votes 403 26.50%

Does the media refer more to ASX or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 28 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 6 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.68 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASE Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $267.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.51%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is ASX or NXPI a better dividend stock?

ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ASE Technology pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats ASE Technology on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.