Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) Head to Head Analysis

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.87, meaning that its share price is 287% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Skyworks Solutions and Navitas Semiconductor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyworks Solutions	2	17	4	0	2.09
Navitas Semiconductor	2	2	2	0	2.00

Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $74.22, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $15.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyworks Solutions	7.23%	10.74%	7.95%
Navitas Semiconductor	-856.85%	-13.13%	-11.91%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skyworks Solutions	$4.09 billion	2.48	$477.10 million	$1.93	34.94
Navitas Semiconductor	$45.92 million	74.88	-$116.95 million	($1.33)	-9.90

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

Summary

Skyworks Solutions beats Navitas Semiconductor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Skyworks Solutions

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, light emitting diode drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, power over ethernet, power isolators, receivers, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators. The company products are the used in aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, defense, entertainment and gaming, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets. It sells its products through direct sales force, electronic component distributors, and independent sales representatives. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is based in Irvine, California.

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.