Analyzing ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) & Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY)

Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rohm and ams-OSRAM”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rohm	$3.20 billion	2.25	-$1.05 billion	($2.59)	-7.18
ams-OSRAM	$3.76 billion	0.51	-$147.08 million	($1.91)	-5.06

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rohm	-29.85%	4.39%	2.70%
ams-OSRAM	-9.74%	-7.58%	-1.01%

Risk and Volatility

Rohm has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ams-OSRAM has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Rohm and ams-OSRAM, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rohm	0	1	1	0	2.50
ams-OSRAM	0	2	1	0	2.33

About Rohm

ROHM Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three segments: LSI, Semiconductor Devices, and Modules. It provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, motor/actuator drivers, resistors, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, interfaces, wireless LSIs, audio and video products, speech synthesis LSI, and microcontrollers. The company also offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; modules, including optical modules, wireless communication modules, wireless charger modules, and print heads; and opto devices comprising LEDs, LED displays, laser diodes, and optical sensors, as well as foundry services, including thin-film piezoelectric MEMS, wafers, and WL-CSP. Its products are used in industry, automotive, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. The company was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

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.