ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) and ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is ACMR or CHX more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 12.38% compared to ChampionX's net margin of 8.81%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.84% beat ACM Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACM Research	12.38%	9.07%	5.51%
ChampionX	8.81%	19.84%	10.40%

Does the media favor ACMR or CHX?

In the previous week, ChampionX had 6 more articles in the media than ACM Research. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ChampionX and 9 mentions for ACM Research. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat ACM Research's score of 1.10 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ACM Research	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ChampionX	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ACMR or CHX?

ACM Research has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChampionX has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACMR or CHX?

ACM Research received 193 more outperform votes than ChampionX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.96% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 53.06% of users gave ChampionX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 219 65.96%	Underperform Votes 113 34.04%
ChampionX	Outperform Votes 26 53.06%	Underperform Votes 23 46.94%

Do analysts prefer ACMR or CHX?

ACM Research currently has a consensus target price of $29.40, suggesting a potential upside of 51.00%. ChampionX has a consensus target price of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.26%. Given ChampionX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ChampionX is more favorable than ACM Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACMR or CHX?

66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ChampionX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACMR or CHX?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChampionX, 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
ACM Research	$782.12M	1.45	$77.35M	$1.52	12.81
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.27	$320.27M	$1.51	15.98

Summary

ACM Research and ChampionX tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.