Contrasting Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OTCMKTS:NDCVF)

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

Profitability

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and Nordic Semiconductor ASA’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%
Nordic Semiconductor ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Nordic Semiconductor ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navitas Semiconductor and Nordic Semiconductor ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navitas Semiconductor	2	2	2	0	2.00
Nordic Semiconductor ASA	1	1	0	0	1.50

Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $15.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.19%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Nordic Semiconductor ASA.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and Nordic Semiconductor ASA”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	82.90	-$116.95 million	($1.33)	-10.96
Nordic Semiconductor ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.09	193.98

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

Summary

Navitas Semiconductor beats Nordic Semiconductor ASA on 6 of the 11 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 Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Nordic Semiconductor ASA, a fabless semiconductor company, designs, sells, and delivers integrated circuits (ICs) and related products and services for use in short- and long- range wireless applications in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers cellular IoT solutions comprising NB-IoT and LTE-M; Wi-Fi solution; Bluetooth Low Energy Systems-on-Chip (SoCs); Bluetooth LE audio products; Bluetooth mesh; Bluetooth direction finding solution; DECT NR+, a non-cellular radio standard; Thread, an IP-based wireless networking protocol solution; Zigbee products; ANT solutions, including wireless multiprotocol SoCs supporting the ANT wireless protocol; nRF52 and nRF51 wireless SoCs; and range extenders. It also provides Matter, a Connected Home over IP solution; Amazon sidewalk; multiprotocol SoCs; Bluetooth wireless technology; security solution; power management ICs comprising nPM1100 PMIC, nPM1300 PMIC, and nPM6001 PMIC; cloud services, such as location, security, and device management services; nRF Cloud solution; and application specific integrated circuits and related consulting services. The company's products are used in various applications, such as audio, automotive, asset tracking, beacon, computer peripherals, connected health, smart agriculture, smart home and metering, education, building automation, LED lighting, logistics and transport, retail and payment, sports and fitness, toys and gaming, virtual reality and augmented reality products, and wearables. Nordic Semiconductor ASA was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.