Magnachip Semiconductor (MX) Competitors

nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) and Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LASR or MX?

83.9% of nLIGHT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of nLIGHT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LASR or MX?

Magnachip Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than nLIGHT. nLIGHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnachip Semiconductor, 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
nLIGHT	$209.92M	2.50	-$41.67M	-$1.03	-10.53
Magnachip Semiconductor	$219.52M	0.62	-$36.62M	-$1.16	-3.13

Does the media refer more to LASR or MX?

In the previous week, nLIGHT had 1 more articles in the media than Magnachip Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for nLIGHT and 0 mentions for Magnachip Semiconductor. nLIGHT's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Magnachip Semiconductor's score of 0.00 indicating that nLIGHT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
nLIGHT	Very Positive
Magnachip Semiconductor	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, LASR or MX?

nLIGHT has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LASR or MX?

nLIGHT currently has a consensus price target of $16.17, indicating a potential upside of 49.00%. Magnachip Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 106.33%. Given Magnachip Semiconductor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnachip Semiconductor is more favorable than nLIGHT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nLIGHT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Magnachip Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LASR or MX?

Magnachip Semiconductor received 140 more outperform votes than nLIGHT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.52% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote while only 56.78% of users gave Magnachip Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
nLIGHT	Outperform Votes 195 63.52%	Underperform Votes 112 36.48%
Magnachip Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 335 56.78%	Underperform Votes 255 43.22%

Is LASR or MX more profitable?

Magnachip Semiconductor has a net margin of -20.08% compared to nLIGHT's net margin of -24.16%. Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity of -14.31% beat nLIGHT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nLIGHT	-24.16%	-19.53%	-15.91%
Magnachip Semiconductor	-20.08%	-14.31%	-10.89%

Summary

nLIGHT beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.