Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AEIS or AMAT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.48B	3.63	$54.21M	$1.94	73.55
Applied Materials	$27.18B	5.86	$7.18B	$8.22	24.15

Is AEIS or AMAT more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 4.73%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.15% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries	4.73%	10.70%	5.48%
Applied Materials	24.06%	40.15%	22.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEIS or AMAT?

99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AEIS or AMAT a better dividend stock?

Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% 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 increased 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.

Do analysts recommend AEIS or AMAT?

Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus price target of $126.89, suggesting a potential downside of 11.08%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $203.65, suggesting a potential upside of 2.60%. Given Applied Materials' higher possible 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
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has more risk and volatility, AEIS or AMAT?

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AEIS or AMAT?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 65 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Applied Materials and 8 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.13 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Energy Industries	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Materials	52 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Applied Materials beats Advanced Energy Industries on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.