ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VECO or ACMR?

ACM Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments 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
Veeco Instruments	$666.43M	2.85	-$30.37M	-$0.65	-51.89
ACM Research	$557.72M	2.75	$77.35M	$1.17	23.41

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VECO or ACMR?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of ACM Research shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VECO or ACMR more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.87% compared to ACM Research's net margin of -4.56%. ACM Research's return on equity of 11.10% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	-4.56%	11.10%	5.73%
ACM Research	13.87%	9.23%	5.79%

Do analysts recommend VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments currently has a consensus target price of $36.57, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. ACM Research has a consensus target price of $31.88, indicating a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VECO or ACMR?

In the previous week, ACM Research had 8 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ACM Research and 1 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat ACM Research's score of 0.00 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ACM Research	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments received 249 more outperform votes than ACM Research when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.84% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 54.75% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 461 54.75%	Underperform Votes 381 45.25%
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 212 65.84%	Underperform Votes 110 34.16%

Summary

ACM Research beats Veeco Instruments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.