UMC vs. ASX, SWKS, ALAB, GFS, LSCC, ON, QRVO, AMKR, MTSI, and MPWR
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include ASE Technology (ASX), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Astera Labs (ALAB), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Onsemi (ON), Qorvo (QRVO), Amkor Technology (AMKR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 91.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Microelectronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.41%. United Microelectronics' return on equity of 15.60% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.
United Microelectronics presently has a consensus target price of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. ASE Technology has a consensus target price of $7.84, suggesting a potential downside of 25.52%. Given United Microelectronics' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe United Microelectronics is more favorable than ASE Technology.
United Microelectronics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASE Technology. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASE Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, ASE Technology had 4 more articles in the media than United Microelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ASE Technology and 1 mentions for United Microelectronics. ASE Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat United Microelectronics' score of 1.00 indicating that ASE Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Microelectronics received 4 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.35% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
United Microelectronics beats ASE Technology on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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