Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL – Get Free Report) and ASM International (OTCMKTS:ASMIY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASM International has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and ASM International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | -6.23% | -4.88% | -3.99% |
| ASM International | 31.94% | 22.22% | 16.33% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and ASM International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | $678.93 million | 1.00 | -$42.26 million | ($1.41) | -15.82 |
| ASM International | $3.59 billion | 10.70 | $818.79 million | $25.50 | 30.80 |
ASM International has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and ASM International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| ASM International | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $40.17, indicating a potential upside of 80.12%. Given Alpha and Omega Semiconductor’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than ASM International.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of ASM International shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of ASM International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
ASM International beats Alpha and Omega Semiconductor on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited designs, develops, and supplies power semiconductor products for computing, consumer electronics, communication, and industrial applications in Hong Kong, China, South Korea, the United States, and internationally. It offers power discrete products, including metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET), SRFETs, XSFET, electrostatic discharge, protected MOSFETs, high and mid-voltage MOSFETs, and insulated gate bipolar transistors for use in smart phone chargers, battery packs, notebooks, desktop and servers, data centers, base stations, graphics card, game boxes, TVs, AC adapters, power supplies, motor control, power tools, E-vehicles, white goods and industrial motor drives, UPS systems, solar inverters, and industrial welding. The company also provides power ICs that deliver power, as well as control and regulate the power management variables, such as the flow of current and level of voltage. Its power ICs are used in flat panel displays, TVs, notebooks, graphic cards, servers, DVD/Blu-Ray players, set-top boxes, and networking equipment. In addition, the company offers transient voltage suppressors, analog switch, and electromagnetic interference filter for notebooks, desktop PCs, tablets, flat panel displays, TVs, smart phones, and portable electronic devices; and 650V and 1200V SiC MOSFET. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
About ASM International
ASM International NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company’s products include wafer processing deposition systems for atomic layer deposition (ALD), epitaxy, silicon carbide, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and vertical furnace systems, including low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), diffusion, and oxidation products, as well as provides spare parts and support services. It also manufactures and sells equipment, which is used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. The company offers its products to semiconductor manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Advanced Semiconductor Materials International NV. ASM International NV was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands.
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