Compare Stocks: AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AXTI AXT	$73.43 -10.8%	$68.06	$2.20 ▼ $143.16	$5.40B	1.9	12.85 million shs	15.15 million shs
MKSI MKS	$281.60 -6.2%	$344.76	$97.30 ▼ $447.62	$20.30B	1.98	1.55 million shs	1.54 million shs
NVMI Nova	$385.33 -1.4%	$463.59	$232.73 ▼ $615.99	$12.43B	1.78	560,928 shs	482,332 shs
ONTO Onto Innovation	$299.30 -5.1%	$305.60	$101.00 ▼ $386.46	$15.48B	1.59	1.25 million shs	1.16 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AXTI AXT	-10.79%	-6.42%	+50.38%	-39.32%	+3,331.31%
MKSI MKS	-6.21%	-8.22%	-13.16%	-10.08%	+179.70%
NVMI Nova	-1.44%	-5.07%	-11.04%	-22.39%	+54.52%
ONTO Onto Innovation	-4.75%	-10.95%	+7.49%	+14.34%	+178.37%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AXTI AXT	$73.43 -10.8%	$68.06	$2.20 ▼ $143.16	$5.40B	1.9	12.85 million shs	15.15 million shs
MKSI MKS	$281.60 -6.2%	$344.76	$97.30 ▼ $447.62	$20.30B	1.98	1.55 million shs	1.54 million shs
NVMI Nova	$385.33 -1.4%	$463.59	$232.73 ▼ $615.99	$12.43B	1.78	560,928 shs	482,332 shs
ONTO Onto Innovation	$299.30 -5.1%	$305.60	$101.00 ▼ $386.46	$15.48B	1.59	1.25 million shs	1.16 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AXTI AXT	-10.79%	-6.42%	+50.38%	-39.32%	+3,331.31%
MKSI MKS	-6.21%	-8.22%	-13.16%	-10.08%	+179.70%
NVMI Nova	-1.44%	-5.07%	-11.04%	-22.39%	+54.52%
ONTO Onto Innovation	-4.75%	-10.95%	+7.49%	+14.34%	+178.37%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AXTI AXT	2.67	Moderate Buy	$77.00	4.86% Upside
MKSI MKS	2.88	Moderate Buy	$385.00	36.72% Upside
NVMI Nova	2.91	Moderate Buy	$514.44	33.51% Upside
ONTO Onto Innovation	3.08	Buy	$380.30	27.06% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/17/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$400.00
8/17/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$400.00
8/14/2026	AXTI AXT	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D-) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/11/2026	MKSI MKS	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Buy (B-)
8/11/2026	AXTI AXT	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/10/2026	NVMI Nova	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$595.00 ➝ $550.00
8/7/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C-)
8/7/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$383.00
8/7/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$390.00
8/7/2026	NVMI Nova	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$475.00
8/7/2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy

(Data available from 8/20/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AXTI AXT	$125.51M	38.36	N/A	N/A	$13.86 per share	5.30
MKSI MKS	$3.93B	4.84	$12.61 per share	22.33	$44.19 per share	6.37
NVMI Nova	$880.58M	13.91	$9.53 per share	40.43	$46.10 per share	8.36
ONTO Onto Innovation	$1.01B	14.61	$5.79 per share	51.67	$39.18 per share	7.64

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AXTI AXT	-$21.26M	$0.02	3,671.50	34.15	N/A	3.23%	0.96%	0.70%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
MKSI MKS	$295M	$6.27	44.91	16.39	0.64	10.15%	24.72%	7.80%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
NVMI Nova	$259.22M	$8.08	47.69	30.20	2.26	28.84%	21.41%	11.95%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
ONTO Onto Innovation	$136.76M	$2.66	112.52	26.35	1.05	11.84%	13.44%	10.30%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)

Latest AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/7/2026	Q2 2026	NVMI Nova	$2.41	$2.51	+$0.10	$2.20	$250.33 million	$254.96 million
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	ONTO Onto Innovation	$1.69	$1.93	+$0.24	$1.21	$325.29 million	$343.13 million
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	MKSI MKS	$2.91	$3.30	+$0.39	$2.41	$1.20 billion	$1.25 billion
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	AXTI AXT	$0.0720	$0.19	+$0.1180	$0.17	$34.08 million	$47.59 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AXTI AXT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MKSI MKS	$1.00	0.36%	+1.92%	15.95%	N/A
NVMI Nova	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONTO Onto Innovation	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latest AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/3/2026	MKSI MKS	quarterly	$0.25	0.31%	8/25/2026	8/25/2026	9/3/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AXTI AXT	N/A	4.77	4.00
MKSI MKS	0.85	1.14	0.72
NVMI Nova	N/A	1.55	1.35
ONTO Onto Innovation	0.77	9.73	8.33

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AXTI AXT	49.52%
MKSI MKS	99.79%
NVMI Nova	82.99%
ONTO Onto Innovation	98.35%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AXTI AXT	5.97%
MKSI MKS	0.57%
NVMI Nova	1.00%
ONTO Onto Innovation	0.51%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AXTI AXT	1,072	65.57 million	61.66 million	Optionable
MKSI MKS	10,300	67.62 million	67.23 million	Optionable
NVMI Nova	1,612	31.78 million	31.47 million	Optionable
ONTO Onto Innovation	1,615	49.07 million	48.82 million	Optionable

AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC Makes New $1.93 Million Investment in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

34 minutes ago | marketbeat.com

BlackRock Inc. Makes New $2.08 Billion Investment in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

3 hours ago | marketbeat.com

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Research Coverage Started at The Goldman Sachs Group

August 20 at 1:54 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why Onto Innovation (ONTO) is a Great Choice

August 19 at 1:01 PM | zacks.com

10,776 Shares in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO Bought by First National Bank of Omaha

August 19 at 4:12 AM | marketbeat.com

Should You Buy ONTO for AI Growth Despite Its Rich Market Valuation?

August 18 at 12:06 PM | zacks.com

ONTO's $720 Million Rigaku Stake Opens a Major New X-Ray Growth Avenue

August 18 at 12:06 PM | zacks.com

ONTO Surged 26.1% in the Past Month. Can Its Rally Keep Going Strong?

August 18 at 12:01 PM | zacks.com

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Trading Down 8.2% - Should You Sell?

August 18 at 11:39 AM | marketbeat.com

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at The Goldman Sachs Group

August 18 at 7:29 AM | marketbeat.com

TimesSquare Capital Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 18 at 5:44 AM | marketbeat.com

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Trading Up 6.7% - Here's What Happened

August 17 at 3:59 PM | marketbeat.com

Persistent Asset Partners Ltd Takes $2.25 Million Position in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 17 at 6:39 AM | marketbeat.com

Global Retirement Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 6,699 Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 17 at 4:23 AM | marketbeat.com

69,000 Shares in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO Bought by Andar Capital Management HK Ltd

August 17 at 3:19 AM | marketbeat.com

Andar Capital Management HK Ltd Takes $69 Million Position in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 16, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Dockside LLC Makes New Investment in Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 15, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of America Corp DE Sells 40,024 Shares of Onto Innovation Inc. $ONTO

August 14, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Earnings Estimates Rising for Onto Innovation (ONTO): Will It Gain?

August 13, 2026 | zacks.com

Onto Innovation (ONTO) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's What You Should Know

August 11, 2026 | zacks.com

Onto Innovation Jumps 6% Tuesday Following Camtek Earnings and NVIDIA's $500 Billion Partnership

August 11, 2026 | 247wallst.com

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AXTI, MKSI, ONTO, and NVMI Company Descriptions

AXT NASDAQ:AXTI

$73.43 -8.88 (-10.79%)

Closing price 08/19/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$74.70 +1.27 (+1.74%)

As of 07:05 AM Eastern

AXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, high-speed data transfer in data centers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, consumer devices, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, thermo-photovoltaics, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging. It also provides semi-insulating gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for use in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, transistors, direct broadcast television, power amplifiers, satellite communications, and solar cells; and semi-conducting GaAs substrates that are used in LEDs, screen displays using micro-LEDs, printer head lasers and LEDs, 3-D sensing using VCSELs, data center communication using VCSELs, sensors for industrial robotics/near-infrared sensors, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers, as well as laser machining, cutting, and drilling. In addition, the company offers germanium substrates for use in multi-junction solar cells for satellites, optical sensors and detectors, terrestrial concentrated photo voltaic cells, infrared detectors, and carrier wafer for LED. Further, it provides 6N+ and 7N+ purified gallium, boron trioxide, gallium-magnesium alloy, pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) crucibles, and pBN insulating parts. It sells its products through direct salesforce in the United States, China, and Europe, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

MKS NASDAQ:MKSI

$281.60 -18.64 (-6.21%)

Closing price 08/19/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$284.14 +2.54 (+0.90%)

As of 06:12 AM Eastern

MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. The VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and vacuum technology. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, beam measurement and profiling, precision motion control, vibration isolation systems, photonics instruments, temperature sensing, opto-mechanical components, optical elements, systems for flexible PCB laser processing, and laser-based systems, as well as high density interconnect PCB and package manufacturing. The MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, software, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Nova NASDAQ:NVMI

$385.33 -5.63 (-1.44%)

Closing price 08/19/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$387.38 +2.06 (+0.53%)

As of 07:04 AM Eastern

Nova Ltd. designs, develops, produces, and sells process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Israel, Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. Its product portfolio includes a set of metrology platforms for dimensional, films, and materials and chemical metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. The company serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundries, and memory manufacturers, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd. in July 2021. Nova Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Onto Innovation NYSE:ONTO

$299.30 -16.12 (-5.11%)

Closing price 08/19/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$303.55 +4.25 (+1.42%)

As of 07:02 AM Eastern

Onto Innovation Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of process control tools that performs optical metrology. The company offers lithography systems and process control analytical software. It also offers process and yield management solutions, and device packaging and test facilities through standalone systems for optical metrology, macro-defect inspection, packaging lithography, and transparent and opaque thin film measurements. In addition, the company provides process control software portfolio that includes solutions for standalone tools, groups of tools, and enterprise-or factory-wide suites. Further, it engages in systems software, spare parts, and other services, as well as offers software licensing services. The company's products are used in semiconductor and advanced packaging device manufacturers; silicon wafer; light emitting diode; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; micro-electromechanical system; CMOS image sensor; power device; analog device; RF filter; data storage; and various industrial and scientific applications. Onto Innovation Inc. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

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