Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and ASM International (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) Head-To-Head Comparison

ASM International (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ASM International and Micron Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASM International	$3.59 billion	13.28	$818.79 million	$25.50	38.24
Micron Technology	$133.19 billion	8.39	$84.97 billion	$74.21	13.33

Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than ASM International. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

ASM International has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ASM International and Micron Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASM International	31.94%	22.22%	16.33%
Micron Technology	63.80%	92.62%	66.29%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ASM International and Micron Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASM International	1	2	5	0	2.50
Micron Technology	0	4	41	1	2.93

Micron Technology has a consensus price target of $1,407.88, indicating a potential upside of 42.35%. Given Micron Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than ASM International.

Dividends

ASM International pays an annual dividend of $3.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ASM International pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out 0.8% 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of ASM International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of ASM International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Micron Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Micron Technology beats ASM International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ASM International

ASM International NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company’s products include wafer processing deposition systems for atomic layer deposition (ALD), epitaxy, silicon carbide, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and vertical furnace systems, including low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), diffusion, and oxidation products, as well as provides spare parts and support services. It also manufactures and sells equipment, which is used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. The company offers its products to semiconductor manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Advanced Semiconductor Materials International NV. ASM International NV was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands.

About Micron Technology

Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.