Financial Contrast: Soitec (OTCMKTS:SLOIY) & Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q)

Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q) and Soitec (OTCMKTS:SLOIY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Qnity Electronics and Soitec”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qnity Electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.01	83.31
Soitec	N/A	N/A	N/A	($1.64)	-8.38

Soitec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qnity Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Qnity Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Soitec pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Qnity Electronics pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Soitec pays out -19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Soitec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Qnity Electronics and Soitec, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qnity Electronics	0	1	5	0	2.83
Soitec	1	3	1	0	2.00

Qnity Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $103.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.21%. Given Qnity Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Qnity Electronics is more favorable than Soitec.

Profitability

This table compares Qnity Electronics and Soitec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qnity Electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Soitec	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Qnity Electronics beats Soitec on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Qnity Electronics

Qnity Electronics Inc. is a premier technology solution provider across the semiconductor value chain. Qnity Electronics Inc. is based in WILMINGTON, Del.

About Soitec

Soitec S.A. designs and manufactures semiconductor materials worldwide. Its products are used to manufacture chips that are used in smart phones, tablets, computers, IT servers, and data centers, as well as electronic components in cars, connected devices, and industrial and medical equipment. It offers Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) for automotive radar and processors, and PD-SOI and FinFET-SOI products for high-performance computing markets. The company also offers RF-SOI substrates for front-end module devices, as well as 4G LTE and 5G smartphones. In addition, it offers power-SOI; Smart photonics-SOI; Smart Imager-SOI; Auto Smartsic; Connect RF-GaN; and Gallium Nitride (GAN) Epitaxial wafers for energy efficient power management system. Soitec S.A. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Bernin, France.