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ACLS vs. MKSI, AMKR, ONTO, AEIS, FORM, PLAB, VECO, UCTT, COHU, and PDFS

Should you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), and PDF Solutions (PDFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

Axcelis Technologies vs.

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 23 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for MKS Instruments and 8 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat MKS Instruments' score of 1.15 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MKS Instruments
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axcelis Technologies
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

MKS Instruments currently has a consensus price target of $135.17, suggesting a potential upside of 52.80%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $131.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.26%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than MKS Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MKS Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Axcelis Technologies received 6 more outperform votes than MKS Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.73% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 71.21% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MKS InstrumentsOutperform Votes
553
71.73%
Underperform Votes
218
28.27%
Axcelis TechnologiesOutperform Votes
559
71.21%
Underperform Votes
226
28.79%

Axcelis Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MKS Instruments. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MKS Instruments$3.65B1.63$190M$3.3526.41
Axcelis Technologies$958.06M2.08$200.99M$5.4611.36

MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 19.75% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 21.02% beat MKS Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MKS Instruments5.30% 18.94% 5.02%
Axcelis Technologies 19.75%21.02%15.22%

Summary

MKS Instruments beats Axcelis Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ACLS vs. The Competition

MetricAxcelis TechnologiesSpecial industry machinery IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.99B$20.67B$25.38B$8.52B
Dividend YieldN/A2.02%2.89%4.11%
P/E Ratio10.0824.1545.0820.04
Price / Sales2.087.752,156.12118.09
Price / Cash9.4625.7634.8134.62
Price / Book1.993.586.804.61
Net Income$200.99M$613.10M$738.01M$248.44M
7 Day Performance-1.35%-0.21%0.26%2.51%
1 Month Performance38.48%11.62%14.25%15.12%
1 Year Performance-46.17%-3.13%52,433.31%7.62%

Axcelis Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.3367 of 5 stars
$62.01
+0.7%
$131.00
+111.3%
-45.2%$1.99B$958.06M10.081,390Positive News
Gap Down
MKSI
MKS Instruments
4.8486 of 5 stars
$90.75
+13.4%
$135.17
+48.9%
-31.0%$6.12B$3.59B32.416,400Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9728 of 5 stars
$19.63
+8.1%
$28.00
+42.6%
-41.1%$4.85B$6.27B13.7331,300Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.9001 of 5 stars
$93.29
+5.4%
$177.14
+89.9%
-55.0%$4.56B$1.03B22.981,640Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
3.904 of 5 stars
$117.38
+4.2%
$124.67
+6.2%
+10.7%$4.42B$1.56B82.0812,000Positive News
Gap Down
FORM
FormFactor
3.691 of 5 stars
$32.17
+8.0%
$42.71
+32.8%
-42.6%$2.48B$766.23M36.152,100Positive News
Gap Down
PLAB
Photronics
4.3295 of 5 stars
$20.61
+6.0%
$35.00
+69.8%
-28.8%$1.31B$862.75M9.861,830Positive News
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.8208 of 5 stars
$21.05
+9.6%
$30.43
+44.6%
-49.4%$1.22B$717.30M16.981,220Gap Up
UCTT
Ultra Clean
4.1031 of 5 stars
$22.24
+11.0%
$37.00
+66.4%
-52.5%$1.00B$2.14B278.037,760Trending News
Gap Down
COHU
Cohu
3.152 of 5 stars
$17.62
+7.7%
$28.43
+61.3%
-40.0%$819.38M$390.96M-11.753,220Gap Up
PDFS
PDF Solutions
3.9998 of 5 stars
$19.32
+4.9%
$33.33
+72.5%
-43.6%$756.17M$185.93M193.20460Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:ACLS) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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