Analog Devices vs Applied Materials
ADI and AMAT side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADI and AMAT compare
Applied Materials is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Analog Devices ($310B against $202B).
On earnings, Applied Materials is cheaper: it trades at 33.7× trailing earnings, against 49.5× for Analog Devices.
Analog Devices grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.6% versus 7.8% for Applied Materials).
Applied Materials keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.1% compared with 29.8% at Analog Devices.
Both pay dividends: Analog Devices yields 1.0% and Applied Materials 0.51%.
Applied Materials scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 18 for Analog Devices), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADI | AMAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $202B | $310B |
| Share price | $417.11 | $390.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 77.5% | 65.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 126% | 154% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.74 |
| Employees | 25K | 37K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 49.5× | 33.7× (better) |
| P/S | 14.6× | 10.0× (better) |
| P/B | 6.0× (better) | 12.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.3× | 31.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 40.9× (better) | 55.1× |
| PEG | – | 6.48 |
| FCF yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.8% |
| Fair value | $314.10 | $284.71 |
| Margin of safety | −32.8% (better) | −37.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.6% (better) | 7.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.5% (better) | 10.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 111% (better) | 35.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 115% (better) | 38.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 17.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.8% (better) | 49.4% |
| Operating margin | 35.5% (better) | 29.6% |
| Net margin | 29.8% | 30.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 35.6% (better) | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 41.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% | 36.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.27 (better) | 0.30 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.38 (better) | −0.15 |
| Interest coverage | 14.1× | 33.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 2.42 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 9.17 | 14.16 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.51% |
| Payout ratio | 49.4% | 16.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | 15.4% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.5% (better) | 0.66% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 83.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$97.6M (better) | −$180M |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 1.7% |
Go deeper
- ADI stock overview
- ADI income statement
- ADI valuation and score
- AMAT stock overview
- AMAT income statement
- AMAT valuation and score
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