STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM – Get Free Report) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC – Get Free Report) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares STMicroelectronics and Lattice Semiconductor”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| STMicroelectronics | $11.80 billion | 3.47 | $166.00 million | $0.56 | 81.31 |
| Lattice Semiconductor | $523.26 million | 28.08 | $3.08 million | $0.26 | 412.50 |
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Lattice Semiconductor. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares STMicroelectronics and Lattice Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| STMicroelectronics | 3.80% | 4.71% | 3.31% |
| Lattice Semiconductor | 5.53% | 18.28% | 14.86% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for STMicroelectronics and Lattice Semiconductor, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| STMicroelectronics | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.68 |
| Lattice Semiconductor | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3.07 |
STMicroelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $75.06, indicating a potential upside of 64.84%. Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $166.82, indicating a potential upside of 55.54%. Given STMicroelectronics’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Lattice Semiconductor.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
5.0% of STMicroelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lattice Semiconductor beats STMicroelectronics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Automotive and Discrete Group; Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group; and Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group segments. The Automotive and Discrete Group segment offers automotive integrated circuits (ICs), and discrete and power transistor products. The Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group segment provides industrial application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application-specific standard products (ASSPs); general purpose analog products; custom analog ICs; wireless charging solutions; galvanic isolated gate drivers; low and high voltage amplifiers, comparators, and current-sense amplifiers; MasterGaN, a solution that integrates a silicon driver and GaN power transistors in a single package; wireline and wireless connectivity ICs; touch screen controllers; micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) products, including sensors or actuators; and optical sensing solutions. The Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group segment offers general purpose and secure microcontrollers; and radio frequency (RF) products. It also offers application-specific standard products for analog, digital and mixed-signal applications. In addition, the company provides assembly and other services. It sells its products through distributors and retailers, as well as through sales representatives. The company serves automotive, industrial, personal electronics and communications equipment, and computers and peripherals markets. STMicroelectronics N.V. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Lattice Certus and ECP, Mach, iCE, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products. In addition, the company licenses its technology portfolio through standard IP and IP core licensing, patent monetization, and IP services. It sells its products directly to customers, and indirectly through a network of independent manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors. The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers in the communications and computing, consumer, and industrial, and automotive markets. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.
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