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ACLS vs. AMAT, COHU, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NXPI, ON, TER, VECO, and ONTO

Should you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include Applied Materials (AMAT), Cohu (COHU), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), ON Semiconductor (ON), 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

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Applied Materials presently has a consensus price target of $200.76, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.24%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Materials$28.09B5.45$7.18B$8.2223.22
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.28$200.99M$5.4613.23

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 43 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Applied Materials and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.34 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials
35 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axcelis Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 18.58%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.15% beat Axcelis Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Materials24.06% 40.15% 22.42%
Axcelis Technologies 18.58%18.55%13.78%

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Axcelis Technologies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ACLS vs. The Competition

MetricAxcelis TechnologiesELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.35B$3.45B$27.72B$9.03B
Dividend YieldN/A1.54%3.12%3.99%
P/E Ratio13.2352.6437.2420.25
Price / Sales2.282.062,030.57173.23
Price / Cash11.6221.8638.5158.10
Price / Book2.321.807.225.67
Net Income$200.99M$86.21M$763.57M$249.21M
7 Day Performance3.67%3.39%2.80%3.28%
1 Month Performance13.76%11.35%5.52%3.95%
1 Year Performance-49.05%-35.24%52,212.03%20.98%

Axcelis Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.5659 of 5 stars
$72.25
-1.0%
$136.00
+88.2%
-49.1%$2.35B$1.02B13.231,563
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7889 of 5 stars
$183.07
-0.1%
$200.24
+9.4%
-21.3%$146.91B$28.09B22.2735,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
COHU
Cohu
2.9957 of 5 stars
$19.24
-0.7%
$28.43
+47.8%
-38.9%$894.66M$401.78M-10.403,024News Coverage
Positive News
KLAC
KLA
4.55 of 5 stars
$895.74
+0.7%
$815.39
-9.0%
+7.0%$118.45B$9.81B32.5615,230Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5362 of 5 stars
$97.34
+0.1%
$93.97
-3.5%
-9.3%$124.51B$14.91B27.1317,450Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.2781 of 5 stars
$99.36
-0.8%
$130.82
+31.7%
-21.9%$6.70B$3.59B29.6610,200News Coverage
Positive News
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9109 of 5 stars
$218.49
+0.7%
$244.78
+12.0%
-14.9%$55.20B$12.61B23.8034,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.1376 of 5 stars
$52.41
-1.0%
$56.08
+7.0%
-22.6%$21.90B$7.08B36.4031,100Trending News
TER
Teradyne
4.7934 of 5 stars
$89.92
-0.5%
$114.33
+27.2%
-38.6%$14.42B$2.82B25.406,500
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.439 of 5 stars
$20.32
-1.0%
$30.43
+49.7%
-56.4%$1.22B$710.11M18.991,231
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.7788 of 5 stars
$100.97
+2.1%
$141.67
+40.3%
-55.5%$4.93B$987.32M22.841,551Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ACLS) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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