Head to Head Survey: Xperi (XPER) and The Competition

Xperi (NYSE:XPER) is one of 43 publicly-traded companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Xperi to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.3% of Xperi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Xperi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xperi and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xperi	$493.69 million	-$14.01 million	38.31
Xperi Competitors	$257.93 million	-$40.93 million	-9.55

Xperi has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Xperi 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 price targets for Xperi and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xperi	1	1	0	0	1.50
Xperi Competitors	86	185	205	10	2.29

As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 68.05%. Given Xperi’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Xperi has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi’s competitors have a beta of 0.77, meaning that their average stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xperi	1.53%	-0.22%	-0.14%
Xperi Competitors	-53.73%	-1,002.64%	-68.20%

Summary

Xperi beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Xperi Company Profile

Xperi Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and entertainment product/solutions licensing company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Product, and Intellectual Property Licensing. The company invents, develops, and delivers various technologies. It licenses audio, digital radio, imaging, edge-based machine learning, and multi-channel video user experience solutions to consumer electronics customers, automotive manufacturers, or supply chain partners. The company also provides licensing to multichannel video programming distributors, OTT video service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, social media, and other new media companies in media industry; and memory, sensors, RF component, and foundry companies in semiconductor industry. It provides its technologies under the DTS, HD Radio, IMAX Enhanced, Invensas, TiVo, and Perceive brands. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.