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$153.73 -0.71 (-0.46%)
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AEIS vs. AMAT, COHU, DIOD, KLAC, LRCX, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, TER, and UCTT

Should you be buying Advanced Energy Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advanced Energy Industries include Applied Materials (AMAT), Cohu (COHU), Diodes (DIOD), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Teradyne (TER), and Ultra Clean (UCTT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Advanced Energy Industries vs. Its Competitors

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 45 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Applied Materials and 10 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.04 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials
38 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Advanced Energy Industries
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.96% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Materials23.88% 40.96% 22.99%
Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58%

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Materials$27.18B4.82$7.18B$8.3919.59
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.91$54.21M$2.2169.56

Applied Materials presently has a consensus price target of $193.88, suggesting a potential upside of 17.94%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $140.90, suggesting a potential downside of 8.35%. Given Applied Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Applied Materials pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Advanced Energy Industries on 13 of the 20 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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AEIS vs. The Competition

MetricAdvanced Energy IndustriesSEQPT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.83B$153.04B$29.90B$9.78B
Dividend Yield0.26%0.54%3.07%4.02%
P/E Ratio69.5650.8555.4326.37
Price / Sales3.916.911,395.98120.29
Price / Cash33.0132.8535.7359.36
Price / Book4.619.889.366.62
Net Income$54.21M$4.12B$806.27M$265.42M
7 Day Performance3.82%4.26%2.71%3.08%
1 Month Performance8.31%6.89%0.33%0.77%
1 Year Performance44.27%15.48%23,946.64%22.97%

Advanced Energy Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.2912 of 5 stars
$153.73
-0.5%
$140.90
-8.3%
+41.5%$5.83B$1.48B69.5610,000News Coverage
Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8403 of 5 stars
$163.53
+1.1%
$194.84
+19.1%
-16.0%$129.81B$27.18B19.4935,700Positive News
COHU
Cohu
3.2273 of 5 stars
$20.03
+0.9%
$27.17
+35.6%
-23.1%$927.10M$401.78M-10.713,024Positive News
Gap Down
DIOD
Diodes
1.9657 of 5 stars
$52.75
flat
$55.00
+4.3%
-17.1%$2.45B$1.31B38.508,593Positive News
KLAC
KLA
4.4644 of 5 stars
$883.39
+1.0%
$890.59
+0.8%
+9.4%$115.46B$12.16B29.0715,200Positive News
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5276 of 5 stars
$98.88
-0.6%
$107.09
+8.3%
+26.4%$125.94B$18.44B23.7719,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.5565 of 5 stars
$65.56
-0.2%
$76.58
+16.8%
-17.7%$35.46B$4.40B-192.8219,400Positive News
Insider Trade
MKSI
MKS
4.9197 of 5 stars
$101.10
+0.9%
$119.80
+18.5%
-11.0%$6.73B$3.59B25.6610,200Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Downgrade
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.7376 of 5 stars
$232.01
+1.4%
$256.05
+10.4%
-6.0%$57.68B$12.61B27.6533,100Positive News
TER
Teradyne
4.4621 of 5 stars
$110.41
+0.9%
$114.44
+3.6%
-13.3%$17.41B$2.82B38.206,500Positive News
Dividend Announcement
UCTT
Ultra Clean
4.3806 of 5 stars
$23.03
+1.6%
$30.67
+33.2%
-35.6%$1.03B$2.10B-6.818,237Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:AEIS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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