AMKR vs. ACLS, AEIS, AMAT, DIOD, KLAC, KLIC, LRCX, MCHP, MKSI, and NXPI
Should you be buying Amkor Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amkor Technology include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Diodes (DIOD), KLA (KLAC), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Lam Research (LRCX), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), and NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Amkor Technology vs. Its Competitors
Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Amkor Technology presently has a consensus target price of $26.44, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Amkor Technology.
Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amkor Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Amkor Technology had 13 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Amkor Technology and 8 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Amkor Technology's score of 1.11 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 17.69% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 4.80%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.
Summary
Amkor Technology and Axcelis Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:AMKR) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
