STM vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, NOK, ERIC, GFS, ASX, HUBB, UI, and FLEX
Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), GlobalFoundries (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and Flex (FLEX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
STMicroelectronics vs.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. STMicroelectronics pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.7% 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.
NXP Semiconductors received 583 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.57% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 17 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 17 mentions for STMicroelectronics. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 0.78 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 11.74%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.
STMicroelectronics currently has a consensus price target of $31.26, suggesting a potential upside of 13.35%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $267.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.89%. Given STMicroelectronics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats STMicroelectronics on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:STM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
