Reviewing Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) & Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS)

Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and Micron Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navitas Semiconductor	-856.85%	-13.13%	-11.91%
Micron Technology	55.91%	71.13%	50.33%

Volatility and Risk

Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.88, indicating that its share price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navitas Semiconductor and Micron Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navitas Semiconductor	2	2	2	0	2.00
Micron Technology	0	3	31	4	3.03

Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $15.92, indicating a potential upside of 51.91%. Micron Technology has a consensus price target of $1,295.63, indicating a potential upside of 39.83%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Micron Technology.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Micron Technology shares are owned by 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and Micron Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navitas Semiconductor	$45.92 million	59.59	-$116.95 million	($1.33)	-7.88
Micron Technology	$37.38 billion	28.00	$8.54 billion	$44.17	20.98

Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micron Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Micron Technology beats Navitas Semiconductor on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Micron Technology

Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.