Reviewing Xperi (XPER) & The Competition

Xperi (NYSE:XPER) is one of 43 publicly-traded companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Xperi to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

Xperi pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Xperi pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.7% and pay out -720.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Xperi lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Xperi and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xperi	1.53%	-0.22%	-0.14%
Xperi Competitors	-53.73%	-1,002.64%	-68.20%

Risk and Volatility

Xperi has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi’s rivals have a beta of 0.77, indicating that their average stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Xperi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xperi and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xperi	$453.96 million	-$14.01 million	37.75
Xperi Competitors	$277.83 million	-$61.83 million	-8.56

Xperi has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Xperi is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Xperi and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xperi	1	1	0	0	1.50
Xperi Competitors	87	192	212	11	2.29

As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 78.39%. Given Xperi’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Xperi beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Xperi

Xperi Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and entertainment product/solutions licensing company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Product, and Intellectual Property Licensing. The company invents, develops, and delivers various technologies. It licenses audio, digital radio, imaging, edge-based machine learning, and multi-channel video user experience solutions to consumer electronics customers, automotive manufacturers, or supply chain partners. The company also provides licensing to multichannel video programming distributors, OTT video service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, social media, and other new media companies in media industry; and memory, sensors, RF component, and foundry companies in semiconductor industry. It provides its technologies under the DTS, HD Radio, IMAX Enhanced, Invensas, TiVo, and Perceive brands. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.