Reviewing Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL)

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares MaxLinear and Entegris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MaxLinear	-4.45%	13.37%	7.78%
Entegris	9.18%	12.25%	5.84%

Volatility and Risk

MaxLinear has a beta of 3.93, suggesting that its share price is 293% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of MaxLinear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entegris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MaxLinear and Entegris”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MaxLinear	$467.64 million	12.31	-$136.68 million	($1.19)	-53.33
Entegris	$3.20 billion	6.42	$235.60 million	$1.99	67.60

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for MaxLinear and Entegris, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MaxLinear	1	3	5	0	2.44
Entegris	0	2	11	2	3.00

MaxLinear currently has a consensus target price of $94.30, indicating a potential upside of 48.60%. Entegris has a consensus target price of $181.67, indicating a potential upside of 35.05%. Given MaxLinear’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Entegris.

Summary

Entegris beats MaxLinear on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MaxLinear

MaxLinear, Inc. provides communications systems-on-chip solutions worldwide. Its products integrate various portions of a high-speed communication system, including radio frequency, high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing, security engines, data compression and networking layers, and power management. The company's products are used in various electronic devices, such as radio transceivers and modems for 4G/5G base-station and backhaul infrastructure; optical transceivers targeting hyperscale data centers; Wi-Fi and wireline routers for home networking; broadband modems compliant with data over cable service interface specifications, passive optical fiber standards, and digital subscriber line, as well as power management and interface products. It serves electronics distributors, module makers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers through a direct sales force, third-party sales representatives, and a network of distributors. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

About Entegris

Entegris, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH). The MC segment solutions to purify critical liquid chemistries and process gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries; integrated circuit chemical mechanical polishing solutions, high-performance etch and clean chemistries, gases and materials, and safe and materials delivery systems. The MS segment provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization slurries, pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants, and other specialty materials. The Advanced Materials Handling segment develops solutions for customers' yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, which include monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries. The company's customers include logic and memory semiconductor device manufacturers, semiconductor equipment makers, gas and chemical manufacturing companies, and wafer grower companies; and flat panel display equipment makers, panel manufacturers, and manufacturers of hard disk drive components and devices, as well as their related ecosystems. It serves manufacturers and suppliers in the solar and life science industries, electrical discharge machining customers, glass and glass container manufacturers, aerospace manufacturers, and manufacturers of biomedical implantation devices. Entegris, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.