ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JBTM or ACMR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBT Marel	$1.72B	4.08	$85.40M	-$2.29	-58.88
ACM Research	$815.17M	1.75	$103.63M	$1.65	14.71

Do analysts rate JBTM or ACMR?

JBT Marel presently has a consensus target price of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.06%. ACM Research has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Given ACM Research's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ACM Research is more favorable than JBT Marel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBT Marel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor JBTM or ACMR?

In the previous week, JBT Marel had 2 more articles in the media than ACM Research. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for JBT Marel and 15 mentions for ACM Research. ACM Research's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat JBT Marel's score of 0.62 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JBT Marel	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ACM Research	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JBTM or ACMR?

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of JBT Marel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, JBTM or ACMR?

JBT Marel has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JBTM or ACMR more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.76% compared to JBT Marel's net margin of -5.08%. ACM Research's return on equity of 9.75% beat JBT Marel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	-5.08%	7.96%	4.12%
ACM Research	13.76%	9.75%	5.80%

Summary

ACM Research beats JBT Marel on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.