SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM – Get Free Report) and Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SiTime and Astera Labs’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
SiTime | $138.67 million | 19.56 | -$80.54 million | ($4.13) | -28.72 |
Astera Labs | $115.79 million | 79.35 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Astera Labs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SiTime.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
SiTime | -66.88% | -11.29% | -9.41% |
Astera Labs | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for SiTime and Astera Labs, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
SiTime | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
Astera Labs | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.00 |
SiTime currently has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.04%. Astera Labs has a consensus price target of $86.09, suggesting a potential upside of 45.89%. Given Astera Labs’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Astera Labs is more favorable than SiTime.
Summary
Astera Labs beats SiTime on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Astera Labs
Astera Labs, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure. Its Intelligent Connectivity Platform is comprised of a portfolio of data, network, and memory connectivity products, which are built on a unifying software-defined architecture that enables customers to deploy and operate high performance cloud and AI infrastructure at scale. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
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