ACLS vs. ACMR, ERII, BRKS, IVAC, ONTO, AMKR, MKSI, FORM, AEIS, and VECO
Should you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include ACM Research (ACMR), Energy Recovery (ERII), Brooks Automation (BRKS), Intevac (IVAC), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Amkor Technology (AMKR), MKS Instruments (MKSI), FormFactor (FORM), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and Veeco Instruments (VECO).
ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.
Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. ACM Research 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 6 more articles in the media than ACM Research. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 8 mentions for ACM Research. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ACM Research's score of 0.72 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.
66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
ACM Research currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.47%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $172.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.81%. Given Axcelis Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.
Axcelis Technologies received 343 more outperform votes than ACM Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.94% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote.
ACM Research has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 13.79%. ACM Research's return on equity of 30.22% beat Axcelis Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats ACM Research on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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