ACLS vs. VECO, ACMR, SYNA, NCNO, ATHM, SANM, DOCN, USM, IRDM, and AUR
Should you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include Veeco Instruments (VECO), ACM Research (ACMR), Synaptics (SYNA), nCino (NCNO), Autohome (ATHM), Sanmina (SANM), DigitalOcean (DOCN), United States Cellular (USM), Iridium Communications (IRDM), and Aurora Innovation (AUR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 7 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.13 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of -2.51%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 30.22% beat Axcelis Technologies' return on equity.
Axcelis Technologies received 88 more outperform votes than Veeco Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 54.73% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.
Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axcelis Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by 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.
Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $40.71, indicating a potential downside of 2.95%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $169.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.34%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats Veeco Instruments on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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