AEIS vs. ENTG, MKSI, AMKR, ONTO, FORM, ACLS, VECO, PLAB, UCTT, and COHU
Should you be buying Advanced Energy Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advanced Energy Industries include Entegris (ENTG), MKS (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Onto Innovation (ONTO), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Photronics (PLAB), Ultra Clean (UCTT), and Cohu (COHU). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Advanced Energy Industries vs. Its Competitors
Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Entegris has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Entegris 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.
In the previous week, Entegris had 3 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Entegris and 7 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Advanced Energy Industries' score of 1.22 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Entegris shares are held 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.
Entegris has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 4.73%. Entegris' return on equity of 12.48% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.
Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus price target of $126.89, suggesting a potential downside of 8.07%. Entegris has a consensus price target of $113.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.45%. Given Entegris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entegris is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.
Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entegris pays out 19.6% 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. Entegris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Entegris beats Advanced Energy Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:AEIS) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
