Contrasting Sigma Designs (OTCMKTS:SIGM) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM)

Sigma Designs (OTCMKTS:SIGM) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sigma Designs and SiTime”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sigma Designs	$65.90 million	N/A	-$120.04 million	N/A	N/A
SiTime	$202.70 million	20.45	-$80.54 million	($4.05)	-43.80

SiTime has higher revenue and earnings than Sigma Designs.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sigma Designs and SiTime, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sigma Designs	0	0	0	0	0.00
SiTime	1	0	4	0	2.60

SiTime has a consensus price target of $232.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.77%. Given SiTime’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SiTime is more favorable than Sigma Designs.

Profitability

This table compares Sigma Designs and SiTime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sigma Designs	N/A	N/A	N/A
SiTime	-46.18%	-10.12%	-7.86%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Sigma Designs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sigma Designs has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SiTime beats Sigma Designs on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sigma Designs

Sigma Designs, Inc., an integrated system-on-chip solutions provider, provides intelligent platforms for use in the home entertainment, and home and industrial control appliances. The company offers mobile Internet of Things solutions used primarily for tracking applications, such as small tags that can be attached to track pets, keys, children, luggage, and vehicles. It also offers legacy products; and software development kits and engineering support services for hardware and software. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales force, manufacturer representatives, distributors, and resellers to end-product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers in Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. Sigma Designs, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About SiTime

SiTime Corporation designs, develops, and sells silicon timing systems solutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company provides resonators and clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators. It serves various markets, including communications, datacenter, enterprise, automotive, industrial, internet of things, mobile, consumer, and aerospace and defense. The company sells its products directly to customers, distributors, and resellers. SiTime Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.