SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM – Get Free Report) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares SiTime and ASE Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SiTime | -46.18% | -10.12% | -7.86% |
| ASE Technology | 5.44% | 9.86% | 4.59% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SiTime and ASE Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SiTime | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| ASE Technology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Risk & Volatility
SiTime has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SiTime and ASE Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SiTime | $202.70 million | 17.74 | -$93.60 million | ($4.05) | -37.63 |
| ASE Technology | $595.41 billion | 0.04 | $1.01 billion | $0.45 | 22.17 |
ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASE Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of SiTime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ASE Technology beats SiTime on 9 of the 14 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 ASE Technology
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductors packaging and testing, and electronic manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It develops, constructs, sells, leases, and manages real estate properties; produces substrates; offers information software, equipment leasing, investment advisory, and warehousing management services; commercial complex, after-sales, and support services; manages parking lot services; processes and sells computer and communication peripherals, electronic components, telecommunications equipment, and motherboards; and imports and exports goods and technology. ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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