Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Competitors $80.20 -0.53 (-0.66%) Closing price 08/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.13 -0.07 (-0.08%) As of 07:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACLS vs. AEIS, AMAT, COHU, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NXPI, TER, VECO, and ONTOShould you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cohu (COHU), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Teradyne (TER), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Axcelis Technologies vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Applied Materials Cohu KLA Lam Research MKS NXP Semiconductors Teradyne Veeco Instruments Onto Innovation Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer ACLS or AEIS? Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.22%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $138.90, suggesting a potential downside of 7.65%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Axcelis Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk and volatility, ACLS or AEIS? Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ACLS or AEIS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 8 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.32 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Axcelis Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Energy Industries 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ACLS or AEIS more profitable? Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 17.69% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Axcelis Technologies17.69% 16.26% 12.27% Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACLS or AEIS? 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, ACLS or AEIS? Axcelis Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advanced Energy Industries. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAxcelis Technologies$1.02B2.48$200.99M$4.8916.40Advanced Energy Industries$1.64B3.47$54.21M$2.2168.06 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Axcelis Technologies on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Axcelis Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACLS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACLS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACLS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAxcelis TechnologiesELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.54B$3.28B$29.87B$9.79BDividend YieldN/A1.61%3.11%4.09%P/E Ratio16.40105.4952.4925.12Price / Sales2.482.071,273.8596.88Price / Cash12.8421.5136.1159.16Price / Book2.461.849.266.24Net Income$200.99M$86.21M$803.97M$265.56M7 Day Performance-5.61%-2.83%-0.91%-1.76%1 Month Performance13.02%1.27%-1.81%0.61%1 Year Performance-28.62%-21.92%24,037.30%20.84% Axcelis Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACLSAxcelis Technologies4.1501 of 5 stars$80.20-0.7%$90.00+12.2%-30.9%$2.54B$1.02B16.401,563Positive NewsAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.281 of 5 stars$151.61+0.5%$138.90-8.4%+37.6%$5.72B$1.48B68.6010,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMATApplied Materials4.8369 of 5 stars$184.38-0.3%$204.09+10.7%-23.1%$147.96B$27.18B22.4335,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCOHUCohu3.4195 of 5 stars$19.18-1.1%$27.17+41.6%-24.9%$895.32M$401.78M-10.263,024KLACKLA4.5172 of 5 stars$910.18-0.5%$890.59-2.2%+6.8%$120.36B$12.16B29.9515,230Positive NewsLRCXLam Research4.632 of 5 stars$102.00+0.2%$107.09+5.0%+13.8%$130.47B$18.44B24.5217,450Positive NewsMKSIMKS4.8676 of 5 stars$98.17-1.2%$119.80+22.0%-16.4%$6.62B$3.74B24.9210,200NXPINXP Semiconductors4.8953 of 5 stars$205.16-1.0%$256.05+24.8%-11.2%$51.72B$12.12B24.4533,100Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.5322 of 5 stars$104.68-2.6%$114.44+9.3%-17.4%$16.65B$2.83B36.226,500Positive NewsVECOVeeco Instruments2.9415 of 5 stars$23.86+1.1%$27.33+14.6%-35.6%$1.44B$717.30M23.391,231ONTOOnto Innovation4.5101 of 5 stars$104.72+1.8%$137.86+31.6%-49.8%$5.11B$1.03B25.921,551Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives Applied Materials Alternatives Cohu Alternatives KLA Alternatives Lam Research Alternatives MKS Alternatives NXP Semiconductors Alternatives Teradyne Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Onto Innovation Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACLS) was last updated on 8/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWinning the AI WarWhat’s really driving the trade wars, reshoring, and sweeping executive orders? 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