Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) Competitors

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

Is AMAT or AEIS a better dividend stock?

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 20.6% 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. 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AMAT or AEIS?

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
Applied Materials	$27.18B	5.62	$7.18B	$8.22	23.17
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.48B	3.64	$54.21M	$1.94	73.84

Is AMAT or AEIS 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
Applied Materials	24.06%	40.15%	22.42%
Advanced Energy Industries	4.73%	10.70%	5.48%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMAT or AEIS?

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer AMAT or AEIS?

Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $204.74, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $130.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.11%. Given Applied Materials' higher probable upside, equities 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	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media refer more to AMAT or AEIS?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 28 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Applied Materials and 18 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.19 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	35 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Energy Industries	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AMAT or AEIS?

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% 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.

Summary

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