Magnachip Semiconductor (MX) Competitors

Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) 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 risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MX or CLFD?

Magnachip Semiconductor received 30 more outperform votes than Clearfield when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.77% of users gave Clearfield an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave Magnachip Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magnachip Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 336 56.57%	Underperform Votes 258 43.43%
Clearfield	Outperform Votes 306 59.77%	Underperform Votes 206 40.23%

Do analysts prefer MX or CLFD?

Magnachip Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 140.55%. Clearfield has a consensus price target of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 76.48%. Given Magnachip Semiconductor's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Magnachip Semiconductor is more favorable than Clearfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnachip Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Clearfield	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MX or CLFD?

Clearfield has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Magnachip Semiconductor. Clearfield 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
Magnachip Semiconductor	$231.74M	0.46	-$36.62M	-$1.44	-2.02
Clearfield	$167.95M	2.23	-$12.45M	-$0.63	-42.05

Which has more volatility & risk, MX or CLFD?

Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MX or CLFD?

In the previous week, Clearfield had 3 more articles in the media than Magnachip Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Clearfield and 1 mentions for Magnachip Semiconductor. Magnachip Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Clearfield's score of 0.42 indicating that Magnachip Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnachip Semiconductor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearfield	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MX or CLFD more profitable?

Clearfield has a net margin of -5.41% compared to Magnachip Semiconductor's net margin of -20.08%. Clearfield's return on equity of -3.31% beat Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnachip Semiconductor	-20.08%	-14.31%	-10.89%
Clearfield	-5.41%	-3.31%	-2.90%

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

74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Clearfield beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.