MX vs. VREX, NVTS, SKYT, LASR, CAN, CLFD, NNDM, KE, AIP, and CRNT
Should you be buying Magnachip Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magnachip Semiconductor include Varex Imaging (VREX), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), nLIGHT (LASR), Canaan (CAN), Clearfield (CLFD), Nano Dimension (NNDM), Kimball Electronics (KE), Arteris (AIP), and Ceragon Networks (CRNT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Magnachip Semiconductor vs.
Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Magnachip Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnachip Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Varex Imaging has a net margin of -5.88% compared to Magnachip Semiconductor's net margin of -20.08%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 3.85% beat Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity.
Magnachip Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 83.60%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.05%. Given Magnachip Semiconductor's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Magnachip Semiconductor is more favorable than Varex Imaging.
Magnachip Semiconductor received 102 more outperform votes than Varex Imaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.49% of users gave Varex Imaging an outperform vote while only 56.59% of users gave Magnachip Semiconductor an outperform vote.
74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Magnachip Semiconductor had 1 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Magnachip Semiconductor and 1 mentions for Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Magnachip Semiconductor's score of -0.14 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Magnachip Semiconductor beats Varex Imaging on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MX) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
