ASX vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, STM, UI, HUBB, GFS, and UMC
Should you be buying ASE Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASE Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), Hubbell (HUBB), GlobalFoundries (GFS), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
ASE Technology vs. Its Competitors
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.62%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 34 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 0 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 55.3% 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.
NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus target price of $246.22, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ASE Technology.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats ASE Technology on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ASX) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
