Cirrus Logic (CRUS) vs. Its Rivals Critical Survey

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Cirrus Logic to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cirrus Logic and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cirrus Logic	$2.05 billion	$414.41 million	13.65
Cirrus Logic Competitors	$1,259.14 billion	$2.48 billion	8.01

Cirrus Logic’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Cirrus Logic and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cirrus Logic	2	3	4	0	2.22
Cirrus Logic Competitors	3487	12297	25678	990	2.57

Cirrus Logic presently has a consensus target price of $147.86, suggesting a potential upside of 32.63%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 43.33%. Given Cirrus Logic’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cirrus Logic has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cirrus Logic and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cirrus Logic	21.00%	20.61%	17.56%
Cirrus Logic Competitors	-1,280.74%	-126.55%	-4.15%

Risk & Volatility

Cirrus Logic has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirrus Logic’s competitors have a beta of 3.10, meaning that their average share price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cirrus Logic competitors beat Cirrus Logic on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cirrus Logic

Cirrus Logic, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, develops low-power high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions in China, the United States, and internationally. The company offers audio products, including amplifiers; codecs components that integrate analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) into a single integrated circuit (IC); smart codecs, a codec with integrated digital signal processing; standalone digital signal processors; and SoundClear technology, which consists of a portfolio of tools, software, and algorithms that helps to enhance user experience with features, such as louder, high-fidelity sound, audio playback, voice capture, and hearing augmentation for use in smartphones, tablets, laptops, AR/VR headsets, home theater systems, automotive entertainment systems, and professional audio systems. It also provides high-performance mixed-signal products comprising camera controllers, haptic and sensing solutions, and battery and power ICs for use in smartphones, as well as legacy industrial and energy applications, such as digital utility meters, power supplies, energy control, energy measurement, and energy exploration. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales force, external sales representatives, and distributors. Cirrus Logic, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.