ACLS vs. ACMR, ERII, MNTX, IVAC, ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, 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), Manitex International (MNTX), Intevac (IVAC), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), FormFactor (FORM), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and Veeco Instruments (VECO).
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of ACM Research shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $169.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.24%. ACM Research has a consensus price target of $31.88, indicating a potential upside of 47.59%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than ACM Research.
Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 22.16% compared to ACM Research's net margin of 13.79%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 30.22% beat ACM Research's return on equity.
Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, ACM Research had 5 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ACM Research and 11 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat ACM Research's score of 0.60 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACM Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Axcelis Technologies received 338 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.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats ACM Research on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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