UMC vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, ERIC, NOK, HUBB, GFS, ASX, UI, and STM
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Hubbell (HUBB), GlobalFoundries (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), Ubiquiti (UI), and STMicroelectronics (STM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
United Microelectronics vs.
United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking.
United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 19 more articles in the media than United Microelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 4 mentions for United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 0.80 indicating that United Microelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. United Microelectronics pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 38.7% 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.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 22.89% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of 20.98%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 33.57% beat United Microelectronics' return on equity.
NXP Semiconductors received 734 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.72% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.50% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
United Microelectronics currently has a consensus target price of $7.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $271.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.11%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than United Microelectronics.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats United Microelectronics on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UMC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
