OSI Systems (NASDAQ: OSIS – Get Rating) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (OTCMKTS: SMICY – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability:
This table compares OSI Systems and Semiconductor Manufacturing International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins: | Return on Equity: | Return on Assets: | |
| OSI Systems: | 9.12% | 15.74% | 6.91% |
| Semiconductor Manufacturing International: | 14.53% | 4.00% | 2.62% |
Analyst Ratings:
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for OSI Systems and Semiconductor Manufacturing International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings: | Hold Ratings: | Buy Ratings: | Strong Buy Ratings: | Rating Score: | |
| OSI Systems: | 0: | 0: | 4: | 0: | 3.00: |
| Semiconductor Manufacturing International: | 0: | 0: | 1: | 0: | 3.00: |
OSI Systems currently has a consensus price target of $ 126.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.11%. Given OSI Systems’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Semiconductor Manufacturing International.
Valuation and Earnings:
This table compares OSI Systems and Semiconductor Manufacturing International’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue: | Price / Sales Ratio: | Net Income: | Earnings Per Share: | Price / Earnings Ratio: | |
| OSI Systems: | $ 1.15 billion: | 1.28: | $ 74.05 million: | $ 5.94: | 14.48: |
| Semiconductor Manufacturing International: | $ 3.12 billion: | 5.18: | $ 234.68 million: | $ 0.21: | 66.67: |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International has higher revenue and earnings than OSI Systems. OSI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semiconductor Manufacturing International, indicating that it is currently the most affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership:
94.0% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Semiconductor Manufacturing International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of OSI Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility:
OSI Systems has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semiconductor Manufacturing International has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary:
OSI Systems beats Semiconductor Manufacturing International on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
OSI Systems Company Profile: (Get Rating)
OSI Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic systems and components worldwide. It operates through three segments: Security, Healthcare, and Optoelectronics and Manufacturing. The Security segment offers baggage and parcel inspection, cargo and vehicle inspection, radiation detection, hold baggage and people screening, and explosive and narcotics trace detection systems under the Rapiscan Systems and AS&E names. It also provides site design, installation, training, and technical support services; and security screening solutions under the S2 name. The Healthcare segment offers patient monitoring and diagnostic cardiology systems, and related supplies and accessories under the Spacelabs name for use in critical care, emergency, and perioperative areas within hospitals, physicians’ offices, medical clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers. The Optoelectronics and Manufacturing segment provides optoelectronic devices under the OSI Optoelectronics, OSI LaserDiode, OSI Laserscan, Semicoa, and Advanced Photonix names for the aerospace and defense, avionics, medical imaging and diagnostics, biochemistry analysis, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, telecommunications, construction, and homeland security markets. It also offers electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers and end users for medical, automotive, defense, aerospace, industrial, and consumer applications under the OSI Electronics, APlus Products, Altaflex, and PFC names; and LCD displays for medical, industrial, and consumer electronics applications, as well as flex circuits for OEM customers. This segment offers laser-based remote sensing devices to detect and classify vehicles in toll and traffic management systems under the OSI Laserscan and Autosense names; and solid-state laser products for aerospace, defense, telecommunication, and medical applications under the OSI LaserDiode name. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company Profile: (Get Rating)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, an investment holding company, engages in the computer-aided design, manufacture, testing, packaging, and trading of integrated circuits (IC) and other semiconductor services. It is also involved in wafer manufacturing, wafer probing and bumping, technology development, design service, mask manufacturing, and assembly and final testing of integrated circuits; and sale of self-manufactured products. In addition, the company designs and manufactures semiconductor masks; and offers marketing related services. It operates in North America, China, Hong Kong, and Eurasia. The company serves integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, and system companies. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.
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