VECO vs. ACLS, ACMR, AVDX, APPN, SEMR, VSAT, RPD, GSAT, PRGS, and ROG
Should you be buying Veeco Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veeco Instruments include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), ACM Research (ACMR), AvidXchange (AVDX), Appian (APPN), Semrush (SEMR), Viasat (VSAT), Rapid7 (RPD), Globalstar (GSAT), Progress Software (PRGS), and Rogers (ROG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% 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 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.
In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 7 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.16 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 presently has a consensus target price of $169.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.54%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus target price of $40.71, suggesting a potential downside of 2.11%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.
90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats Veeco Instruments on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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