Head to Head Survey: indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY)

indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

indie Semiconductor has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ams-OSRAM has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares indie Semiconductor and ams-OSRAM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
indie Semiconductor	$217.39 million	4.44	-$143.07 million	($0.76)	-5.60
ams-OSRAM	$3.76 billion	0.61	-$147.08 million	($1.19)	-9.71

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

Profitability

This table compares indie Semiconductor and ams-OSRAM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
indie Semiconductor	-69.76%	-29.85%	-13.40%
ams-OSRAM	-6.18%	0.79%	0.11%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for indie Semiconductor and ams-OSRAM, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
indie Semiconductor	1	2	2	0	2.20
ams-OSRAM	1	2	1	0	2.00

indie Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $6.19, suggesting a potential upside of 45.42%. Given indie Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe indie Semiconductor is more favorable than ams-OSRAM.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.7% of indie Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of indie Semiconductor 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.

Summary

indie Semiconductor beats ams-OSRAM on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About indie Semiconductor

indie Semiconductor, Inc. provides automotive semiconductors and software solutions for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle, in-cabin, connected car, and electrification applications in the United States, South America, rest of North America, Greater China, South Korea, rest of the Asia Pacific, and Europe. It offers ultrasonic sensors for parking assist and systems; radar sensors for audio assistance and reverse information; front cameras for vehicle detection, collision avoidance, and sign reading; and side/inside cameras for blind spot and lane change assist, and driver behavior monitoring. The company also provides LiDAR for distance, speed, and obstacle detection, collision avoidance, and emergency brake system; and long range RADAR for audio assistance, obstacle detection, and ACC stop and go. In addition, it designs and manufactures photonic components on various technology platforms, including fiber Bragg gratings, low-noise lasers, athermal and tunable packaging, photonic integration, and low-noise and high-speed electronics. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.

About ams-OSRAM

ams-OSRAM AG designs, manufactures, and sells LED and optical sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia/Pacific. The company operates in Semiconductors and Lamps & Systems segments. The Semiconductors segment offers semiconductor-based products and solutions, such as high-performance LEDs, lasers, and optical sensors for automotive, consumer, and industrial and medical technology end markets. The Lamps & Systems segment provides lamps and lighting systems for the automotive, industrial, and medical end markets. The company was formerly known as ams AG and changed its name to ams-OSRAM AG in January 2022. ams-OSRAM AG is headquartered in Premstätten, Austria.