SCHMID Group (NASDAQ:SHMD) versus Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) Head-To-Head Review

Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) and SCHMID Group (NASDAQ:SHMD) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Magnachip Semiconductor and SCHMID Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnachip Semiconductor	-17.26%	-5.84%	-4.10%
SCHMID Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Magnachip Semiconductor and SCHMID Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnachip Semiconductor	$178.86 million	0.68	-$29.72 million	($0.84)	-3.95
SCHMID Group	$75.72 million	3.75	N/A	N/A	N/A

SCHMID Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Magnachip Semiconductor.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Magnachip Semiconductor and SCHMID Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnachip Semiconductor	1	1	0	0	1.50
SCHMID Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SCHMID Group has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of SCHMID Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of SCHMID Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SCHMID Group beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magnachip Semiconductor

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, the Internet of Things, consumer, computing, industrial, and automotive applications. It provides display solutions, including source and gate drivers, and timing controllers that cover a range of flat panel displays used in mobile communications, automotive, entertainment devices, monitors, notebook PCs, tablet PC and TVs applied with liquid crystal display, organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and micro light emitting diode (Micro LED) panel. The company also offers metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, insulated-gate bipolar transistors, AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, LED drivers, regulators, and power management integrated circuits for a range of devices comprising televisions, smartphones, mobile phones, wearable devices, desktop PCs, notebooks, tablet PCs, and other consumer electronics, as well as for power suppliers, e-bikes, photovoltaic inverters, LED lighting, and motor drives; and OLED display driver integrated circuit products. It serves consumer, computing, communication, automotive and industrial electronics OEMs, original design manufacturers, and electronics manufacturing services companies, as well as subsystem designers in the Asia Pacific, the United States, and Europe. The company sells its products through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of agents and distributors. Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Cheongju-si, South Korea.

About SCHMID Group

SCHMID Group N.V. develops and manufactures equipment and process solutions for electronics, photovoltaics, glass, and energy systems in Germany and internationally. The company offers electronics equipment, ET board, vertical and horizontal wet process, vacuum metallization and tech, plating, chemical mechanical polishing, and automation system solutions; and systems and process solutions for manufacturing and processing photovoltaic products, such as wafers, cells, modules, and thin films, as well as turnkey production lines. It also provides maintenance, after sales, customer training, and on-site services, as well as offers spare parts. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Freudenstadt, Germany.