DQ vs. ALGM, SITM, TSEM, PI, LPL, COMM, SIMO, VIAV, PL, and NN
Should you be buying DAQO New Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DAQO New Energy include Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and NextNav (NN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
DAQO New Energy vs. Its Competitors
Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.
Allegro MicroSystems has a net margin of -9.00% compared to DAQO New Energy's net margin of -58.63%. Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity of 2.09% beat DAQO New Energy's return on equity.
Allegro MicroSystems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DAQO New Energy. Allegro MicroSystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DAQO New Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Allegro MicroSystems currently has a consensus price target of $37.56, suggesting a potential upside of 17.77%. DAQO New Energy has a consensus price target of $23.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.68%. Given Allegro MicroSystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allegro MicroSystems is more favorable than DAQO New Energy.
In the previous week, Allegro MicroSystems had 4 more articles in the media than DAQO New Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems and 3 mentions for DAQO New Energy. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Allegro MicroSystems' score of 0.92 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Allegro MicroSystems beats DAQO New Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DQ) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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