Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS – Get Free Report) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Skyworks Solutions and Navitas Semiconductor, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Skyworks Solutions | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2.09 |
| Navitas Semiconductor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $74.22, indicating a potential upside of 10.07%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $15.92, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Skyworks Solutions | $4.09 billion | 2.48 | $477.10 million | $1.93 | 34.94 |
| Navitas Semiconductor | $45.92 million | 74.88 | -$116.95 million | ($1.33) | -9.90 |
Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.87, indicating that its share price is 287% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Skyworks Solutions and Navitas Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Skyworks Solutions | 7.23% | 10.74% | 7.95% |
| Navitas Semiconductor | -856.85% | -13.13% | -11.91% |
Summary
Skyworks Solutions beats Navitas Semiconductor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Skyworks Solutions
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, light emitting diode drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, power over ethernet, power isolators, receivers, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators. The company products are the used in aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, defense, entertainment and gaming, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets. It sells its products through direct sales force, electronic component distributors, and independent sales representatives. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is based in Irvine, California.
About Navitas Semiconductor
Navitas Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets gallium nitride power integrated circuits, silicon carbide, associated high-speed silicon system controllers, and digital isolators used in power conversion and charging. The company’s products are used in mobile, consumer, data center, solar, electric vehicle, industrial motor drive, smart grid, and transportation applications. It operates in the United States, Europe, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Torrance, California.
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