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ACMR vs. ESAB, GTES, MOG.B, WFRD, HSAI, HAYW, WHD, ATS, EPAC, and PSIX

Should you be buying ACM Research stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACM Research include ESAB (ESAB), Gates Industrial (GTES), Moog (MOG.B), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hesai Group (HSAI), Hayward (HAYW), Cactus (WHD), ATS (ATS), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), and Power Solutions International (PSIX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

ACM Research vs. Its Competitors

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.76% compared to ESAB's net margin of 9.36%. ESAB's return on equity of 16.32% beat ACM Research's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESAB9.36% 16.32% 7.54%
ACM Research 13.76%9.57%5.66%

In the previous week, ACM Research had 10 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ACM Research and 3 mentions for ESAB. ACM Research's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat ESAB's score of 1.11 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESAB
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ACM Research
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ESAB has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ESAB has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESAB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ESAB$2.74B2.43$264.84M$4.1826.25
ACM Research$782.12M2.73$103.63M$1.6521.87

91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESAB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of ACM Research shares are held 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.

ESAB currently has a consensus price target of $141.44, suggesting a potential upside of 28.91%. ACM Research has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential downside of 27.03%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than ACM Research.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
ACM Research
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

ESAB beats ACM Research on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ACMR vs. The Competition

MetricACM ResearchSEQPT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.00B$1.33B$31.81B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A3.44%3.17%4.64%
P/E Ratio21.87118.49455.2526.98
Price / Sales2.731.871,954.93176.08
Price / Cash17.2710.4037.2060.63
Price / Book1.901.417.526.37
Net Income$103.63M$73.77M$809.77M$271.46M
7 Day Performance20.86%15.06%4.01%2.53%
1 Month Performance43.96%36.13%9.18%9.42%
1 Year Performance106.52%45.26%24,200.36%30.16%

ACM Research Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACMR
ACM Research
1.9614 of 5 stars
$36.09
+6.9%
$26.33
-27.0%
+118.3%$2.00B$782.12M21.872,023Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ESAB
ESAB
4.4923 of 5 stars
$113.48
-0.1%
$141.44
+24.6%
+6.2%$6.89B$2.74B27.149,300Positive News
GTES
Gates Industrial
4.2692 of 5 stars
$25.92
+2.4%
$28.18
+8.7%
+48.3%$6.68B$3.41B33.2214,100Positive News
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$200.84
+0.4%
N/A+7.8%$6.36B$3.61B30.4814,000High Trading Volume
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.8002 of 5 stars
$63.08
-1.2%
$99.70
+58.1%
-28.4%$4.53B$5.51B9.7719,000Positive News
HSAI
Hesai Group
1.8107 of 5 stars
$28.13
+1.4%
$28.74
+2.2%
+646.6%$3.67B$284.57M311.311,142
HAYW
Hayward
3.9193 of 5 stars
$16.01
+1.9%
$17.50
+9.3%
+4.1%$3.47B$1.05B27.582,080
WHD
Cactus
4.4217 of 5 stars
$41.63
+0.5%
$50.75
+21.9%
-31.9%$3.33B$1.13B15.741,600Positive News
ATS
ATS
1.3842 of 5 stars
$27.36
+2.4%
N/A+4.6%$2.67B$1.82B-101.337,500
EPAC
Enerpac Tool Group
3.9986 of 5 stars
$43.10
+1.8%
$50.50
+17.2%
+3.3%$2.33B$589.51M26.452,000Positive News
PSIX
Power Solutions International
1.08 of 5 stars
$92.82
+3.5%
$37.00
-60.1%
N/A$2.14B$475.97M19.30700Positive News

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