ASE Technology (ASX) Competitors $8.43 +0.21 (+2.49%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.20 -0.22 (-2.62%) As of 04/15/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASX vs. NXPI, LHX, NOK, VRT, ERIC, GFS, HUBB, STM, UI, and UMCShould you be buying ASE Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASE Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Vertiv (VRT), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), GlobalFoundries (GFS), Hubbell (HUBB), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. ASE Technology vs. NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Nokia Oyj Vertiv Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) GlobalFoundries Hubbell STMicroelectronics Ubiquiti United Microelectronics 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 earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NXPI or ASX? NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASE Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNXP Semiconductors$12.61B3.45$2.51B$9.7317.64ASE Technology$595.41B0.03$1.01B$0.4518.72 Does the media favor NXPI or ASX? In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 10 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 15 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.76 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NXP Semiconductors 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ASE Technology 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NXPI or ASX 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 NXP Semiconductors19.90% 31.45% 12.56% ASE Technology 5.44%9.86%4.59% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXPI or ASX? NXP Semiconductors received 745 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.56% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNXP SemiconductorsOutperform Votes112173.56% Underperform Votes40326.44% ASE TechnologyOutperform Votes37664.27% Underperform Votes20935.73% Do analysts rate NXPI or ASX? NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $263.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.53%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ASE Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90ASE Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NXPI or ASX? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NXPI or ASX a better dividend stock? NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 51.1% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, NXPI or ASX? 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 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats ASE Technology on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get ASE Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricASE TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.60B$48.58B$22.16B$18.51BDividend Yield3.10%2.86%3.00%4.24%P/E Ratio18.7234.7439.4931.15Price / Sales0.0383.861,985.9625.69Price / Cash8.4126.4934.6317.53Price / Book1.735.795.774.29Net Income$1.01B$751.41M$736.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance13.93%10.07%5.90%6.59%1 Month Performance-12.65%-15.02%-5.37%-6.88%1 Year Performance-22.13%-1.35%52,661.37%1.23% ASE Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASXASE Technology3.3966 of 5 stars$8.43+2.5%N/A-22.1%$18.15B$595.41B18.7297,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownNXPINXP Semiconductors4.9722 of 5 stars$163.29+1.5%$267.00+63.5%-25.4%$41.41B$12.61B16.7834,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLHXL3Harris Technologies4.5374 of 5 stars$200.25-0.9%$260.69+30.2%+8.7%$37.59B$21.33B25.4446,000Positive NewsNOKNokia Oyj3.2566 of 5 stars$4.69-2.0%$5.85+24.9%+56.1%$25.55B$19.22B18.7486,689Analyst UpgradeVRTVertiv4.1638 of 5 stars$63.68+7.2%$134.67+111.5%-10.1%$24.25B$8.01B49.7527,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)2.1816 of 5 stars$6.90-1.0%$6.70-2.9%+68.5%$23.00B$247.88B-690,000.00105,500Options VolumeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGFSGlobalFoundries3.9377 of 5 stars$32.21+2.1%$49.64+54.1%-29.4%$17.81B$6.75B-67.1014,600Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHUBBHubbell4.222 of 5 stars$315.930.0%$462.13+46.3%-13.9%$16.96B$5.63B22.0016,300High Trading VolumeSTMSTMicroelectronics4.165 of 5 stars$18.86+2.0%$31.26+65.7%-49.5%$16.94B$13.27B11.3648,300High Trading VolumeUIUbiquiti1.7784 of 5 stars$279.43+2.2%$331.00+18.5%+197.0%$16.90B$2.15B37.971,515Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeUMCUnited Microelectronics3.068 of 5 stars$6.12-1.8%$7.40+21.0%-11.3%$15.32B$232.30B10.5419,500High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXPI Alternatives LHX Alternatives NOK Alternatives VRT Alternatives ERIC Alternatives GFS Alternatives HUBB Alternatives STM Alternatives UI Alternatives UMC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ASX) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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