WOLF vs. KLIC, LUNR, VIAV, SIMO, NN, AAOI, JKS, HIMX, DQ, and NSSC
Should you be buying Wolfspeed stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wolfspeed include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), NextNav (NN), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), JinkoSolar (JKS), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Wolfspeed vs.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of -9.77% compared to Wolfspeed's net margin of -93.31%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -0.92% beat Wolfspeed's return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 416 more outperform votes than Wolfspeed when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.17% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 31.40% of users gave Wolfspeed an outperform vote.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $52.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. Wolfspeed has a consensus price target of $17.07, indicating a potential upside of 172.97%. Given Wolfspeed's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wolfspeed is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
In the previous week, Wolfspeed had 29 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Wolfspeed and 8 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Wolfspeed's score of 0.02 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wolfspeed. Kulicke and Soffa Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wolfspeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Wolfspeed shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wolfspeed has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Wolfspeed on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WOLF) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
