Comparing Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG) and GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS)

GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) and Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GCT Semiconductor and Intchains Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCT Semiconductor	$16.03 million	7.24	-$2.00 million	N/A	N/A
Intchains Group	$80.47 million	3.19	-$3.78 million	($0.10)	-42.80

GCT Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intchains Group.

Volatility and Risk

GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intchains Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for GCT Semiconductor and Intchains Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCT Semiconductor	0	0	1	0	3.00
Intchains Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

GCT Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 216.21%. Intchains Group has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 157.01%. Given GCT Semiconductor’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe GCT Semiconductor is more favorable than Intchains Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GCT Semiconductor and Intchains Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCT Semiconductor	N/A	N/A	-16.19%
Intchains Group	12.96%	2.57%	2.47%

Summary

GCT Semiconductor beats Intchains Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GCT Semiconductor

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc., operates as a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. The company provides RF and modem chipsets based on 4G LTE technology, including 4G LTE, 4.5G LTE Advanced, and 4.75G LTE Advanced-Pro. It also develops and sells cellular IoT chipsets for low-speed mobile networks such as eMTC/NB-IOT/Sigfox, and other network protocols; and 5G solutions. Its products and solutions are used in smartphones, tablets, hotspots, CPEs, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. The company sells its products directly or indirectly through distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan, Europe, North America and South America. The company was formerly known as Global Communication Technology, Inc. GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Intchains Group

Intchains Group Limited designs and sells application-specific integrated circuit chips for blockchain applications in the People's Republic of China. The company also offers ancillary software, hardware, and other products. It serves distributors. Intchains Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Pudong, China.