Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) & Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) Head to Head Review

Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) and Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.4% of Pixelworks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ichor shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Pixelworks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ichor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Pixelworks has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ichor has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pixelworks and Ichor”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pixelworks	$690,000.00	58.90	-$22.50 million	($2.34)	-2.73
Ichor	$959.26 million	2.29	-$52.78 million	($1.48)	-42.51

Pixelworks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ichor. Ichor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pixelworks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Pixelworks and Ichor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pixelworks	-73.07%	-47.19%	-12.88%
Ichor	-5.28%	-1.10%	-0.77%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Pixelworks and Ichor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pixelworks	1	0	3	0	2.50
Ichor	1	2	6	0	2.56

Pixelworks currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 134.74%. Ichor has a consensus target price of $64.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.64%. Given Pixelworks’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pixelworks is more favorable than Ichor.

Summary

Ichor beats Pixelworks on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pixelworks

Pixelworks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets semiconductor and software solutions for mobile, home and enterprise, and cinema markets in the United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Europe. The company offers imageprocessor integrated circuits, such as embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems; visual processor integrated circuits that works with a mobile application processor; and transcoder integrated circuits which includes software that control the operations and signal processing for converting multiple bitrates, resolutions and codecs to provide bandwidth efficient video transmissions based on industry standard protocols. It also provides software and platform licensing products comprising Pixelworks Pro Software, a software that enables development and customize the look and feel of mobile products by use of various features, such as absolute color accuracy, HDR tone mapping, SDR-to-HDR conversion, and others; and TrueCut Motion Platform, content creation tool which provides the ability to dial in a motion look on a shot-by-shot basis. The company distributes its products to integrators, branded manufacturers, and branded suppliers. Pixelworks, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

About Ichor

Ichor Holdings, Ltd. engages in the design, engineering, and manufacture of fluid delivery subsystems and components for semiconductor capital equipment in the United States and internationally. It primarily offers gas and chemical delivery systems and subsystems that are used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. The company's gas delivery subsystems deliver, monitor, and control gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, such as etch and deposition; and chemical delivery subsystems blend and dispense the reactive liquid chemistries used in semiconductor manufacturing processes comprising chemical-mechanical planarization, electroplating, and cleaning. In addition, it manufactures precision machined components, weldments, electron beam, laser-welded components, precision vacuum and hydrogen brazing, surface treatment technologies, and other proprietary products. The company primarily markets its products to equipment OEMs in the semiconductor equipment market in Japan. Ichor Holdings, Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.