IQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Critical Survey

IQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares IQE and Lattice Semiconductor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IQE	$150.84 million	0.40	-$48.79 million	N/A	N/A
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40 million	19.76	$61.13 million	$0.20	367.90

Lattice Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than IQE.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for IQE and Lattice Semiconductor, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lattice Semiconductor	0	1	11	1	3.00

Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $77.58, indicating a potential upside of 5.44%. Given Lattice Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than IQE.

Profitability

This table compares IQE and Lattice Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lattice Semiconductor	5.50%	4.73%	4.00%

Volatility and Risk

IQE has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats IQE on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IQE

IQE plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Photonics, and CMOS++. The company manufactures and sells compound semiconductor materials for the wireless market which includes radio frequency devices for wireless communications, and photonics market, that includes applications that transmit and sense visible and infrared lights, as well as advanced semiconductor materials related to silicon. It operates in the United States, rest of the Americas, France, Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the People's Republic of China, Japan, Taiwan, and rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Lattice Certus and ECP, Mach, iCE, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products. In addition, the company licenses its technology portfolio through standard IP and IP core licensing, patent monetization, and IP services. It sells its products directly to customers, and indirectly through a network of independent manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors. The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers in the communications and computing, consumer, and industrial, and automotive markets. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.