SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM – Get Free Report) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK – Get Free Report) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SiTime and Rockwell Automation”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SiTime | $326.66 million | 60.25 | -$42.90 million | ($1.01) | -738.18 |
| Rockwell Automation | $8.34 billion | 6.61 | $869.00 million | $9.62 | 51.54 |
Volatility and Risk
SiTime has a beta of 2.94, suggesting that its stock price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SiTime and Rockwell Automation, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SiTime | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.90 |
| Rockwell Automation | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2.45 |
SiTime currently has a consensus target price of $661.88, indicating a potential downside of 11.22%. Rockwell Automation has a consensus target price of $457.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.72%. Given Rockwell Automation’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rockwell Automation is more favorable than SiTime.
Profitability
This table compares SiTime and Rockwell Automation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SiTime | -6.38% | 0.53% | 0.47% |
| Rockwell Automation | 12.36% | 37.54% | 12.30% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of SiTime shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Rockwell Automation beats SiTime on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SiTime
SiTime Corporation designs, develops, and sells silicon timing systems solutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company provides resonators and clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators. It serves various markets, including communications, datacenter, enterprise, automotive, industrial, internet of things, mobile, consumer, and aerospace and defense. The company sells its products directly to customers, distributors, and resellers. SiTime Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services. The Intelligent Devices segment offers drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products. The Software & Control segment provides control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure solutions. The Lifecycle Services segment provides consulting, professional services and solutions, and connected and maintenance services. The company sells its solutions primarily through independent distributors in relation with its direct sales force. It serves discrete end markets, including automotive, semiconductor, and warehousing and logistics, as well as general industries comprising printing and publishing, marine, glass, fiber and textiles, airports, and aerospace; hybrid end markets, such as food and beverage, life sciences, household and personal care, and tire, as well as eco industrial, including water/wastewater, waste management, mass transit, and renewable energy; and process end markets comprising oil and gas, mining, metals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and others. Rockwell Automation, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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