Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Rating) and Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.8% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Intchains Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | $75.88 billion | 7.34 | $32.31 billion | $6.47 | 16.60 |
| Intchains Group | $68.68 million | 7.84 | $51.50 million | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Intchains Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 44.72% | 36.02% | 21.37% |
| Intchains Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Intchains Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Intchains Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus price target of $101.75, suggesting a potential downside of 5.29%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than Intchains Group.
Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Intchains Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides complementary metal oxide silicon wafer fabrication processes to manufacture logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, and embedded memory semiconductors. The company also offers customer support and engineering services, as well as manufactures masks. Its products are used in high performance computing, smartphone, Internet of things, automotive, and digital consumer electronics. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
About Intchains Group
Intchains Group Limited designs and sells application-specific integrated circuit chips and ancillary software and hardware for blockchain applications in the People's Republic of China. It serves distributors, companies, and individuals. Intchains Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Pudong, China.
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