Analog Devices, Inc. vs APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADI and AMAT diverge most: on revenue growth, ADI reads +29.5% and AMAT reads +3.4%; on return on equity, ADI reads 9.8% and AMAT reads 33.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ADI's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What AMAT's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADI | AMAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $371.99 | $536.80 |
| Market cap | $182.4B | $428.9B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 55.3 | 50.5 |
| P/B | 5.41 | 17.94 |
| P/S | 14.32 | 14.78 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.3 | 50.1 |
| Revenue growth | +29.5% | +3.4% |
| Gross margin | 67.3% | 49.9% |
| Operating margin | 38.1% | 31.9% |
| Net margin | 26.0% | 27.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 33.1% |
| Return on assets | 6.9% | 19.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | 23.8% |
| FCF yield | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.24 | 0.27 |
| Current ratio | 1.75 | 2.51 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.78 | 9.39 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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