IQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF) & Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) Head to Head Comparison

IQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Universal Display shares are held by company 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 Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for IQE and Universal Display, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQE	0	0	2	0	3.00
Universal Display	1	4	3	0	2.25

Universal Display has a consensus target price of $116.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.96%. Given Universal Display’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than IQE.

Volatility and Risk

IQE has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares IQE and Universal Display”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IQE	$128.31 million	4.87	-$48.39 million	N/A	N/A
Universal Display	$650.61 million	6.14	$242.07 million	$4.13	21.03

Universal Display has higher revenue and earnings than IQE.

Profitability

This table compares IQE and Universal Display’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
Universal Display	32.24%	11.35%	10.17%

Summary

Universal Display beats IQE on 10 of the 12 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 Universal Display

Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers PHOLED technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand. It is also involved in the research, development, and commercialization of other OLED device and manufacturing technologies, including FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; and OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology. In addition, the company provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products; and contract research services in the areas of chemical synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications, as well as engages in the intellectual property and technology licensing activities. Universal Display Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.