Head-To-Head Review: Everspin Technologies (NASDAQ:MRAM) & Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB)

Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) and Everspin Technologies (NASDAQ:MRAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Astera Labs and Everspin Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astera Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A
Everspin Technologies	2.92%	3.19%	2.60%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Astera Labs and Everspin Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astera Labs	0	1	10	0	2.91
Everspin Technologies	0	0	2	0	3.00

Astera Labs currently has a consensus price target of $71.36, indicating a potential upside of 76.64%. Everspin Technologies has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.64%. Given Everspin Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Everspin Technologies is more favorable than Astera Labs.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Astera Labs and Everspin Technologies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astera Labs	$229.55 million	27.40	-$26.26 million	N/A	N/A
Everspin Technologies	$58.24 million	1.85	$9.05 million	$0.37	13.54

Everspin Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Astera Labs.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.7% of Everspin Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Everspin Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Everspin Technologies beats Astera Labs on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Everspin Technologies

Everspin Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) products in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, China, Canada, and internationally. It offers Toggle MRAM, spin-transfer torque MRAM, and tunnel magneto resistance sensor products, as well as foundry services for MRAM products. The company provides its products for applications, including industrial, medical, automotive/transportation, aerospace, and data center markets. It serves original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and original design manufacturers through a direct sales channel, and a network of representatives and distributors. Everspin Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.