Comparing Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) & Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG)

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Entegris and Navitas Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entegris	9.18%	12.25%	5.84%
Navitas Semiconductor	-856.85%	-13.13%	-11.91%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Entegris and Navitas Semiconductor, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entegris	0	1	9	2	3.08
Navitas Semiconductor	2	2	2	0	2.00

Entegris presently has a consensus target price of $170.89, suggesting a potential upside of 23.17%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $15.92, suggesting a potential upside of 34.92%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Entegris.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Entegris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Entegris and Navitas Semiconductor”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entegris	$3.33 billion	6.36	$235.60 million	$1.99	69.72
Navitas Semiconductor	$45.92 million	67.09	-$116.95 million	($1.33)	-8.87

Entegris has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Entegris has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.88, suggesting that its share price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Entegris beats Navitas Semiconductor on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Entegris

Entegris, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH). The MC segment solutions to purify critical liquid chemistries and process gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries; integrated circuit chemical mechanical polishing solutions, high-performance etch and clean chemistries, gases and materials, and safe and materials delivery systems. The MS segment provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization slurries, pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants, and other specialty materials. The Advanced Materials Handling segment develops solutions for customers' yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, which include monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries. The company's customers include logic and memory semiconductor device manufacturers, semiconductor equipment makers, gas and chemical manufacturing companies, and wafer grower companies; and flat panel display equipment makers, panel manufacturers, and manufacturers of hard disk drive components and devices, as well as their related ecosystems. It serves manufacturers and suppliers in the solar and life science industries, electrical discharge machining customers, glass and glass container manufacturers, aerospace manufacturers, and manufacturers of biomedical implantation devices. Entegris, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.

About Navitas Semiconductor

Navitas Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets gallium nitride power integrated circuits, silicon carbide, associated high-speed silicon system controllers, and digital isolators used in power conversion and charging. The company’s products are used in mobile, consumer, data center, solar, electric vehicle, industrial motor drive, smart grid, and transportation applications. It operates in the United States, Europe, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Torrance, California.