Amkor Technology (AMKR) Competitors

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, ENTG or AMKR?

Entegris has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENTG or AMKR more profitable?

Entegris has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.60%. Entegris' return on equity of 12.83% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entegris	9.03%	12.83%	5.43%
Amkor Technology	5.60%	8.59%	5.14%

Does the media prefer ENTG or AMKR?

In the previous week, Entegris had 11 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Entegris and 8 mentions for Amkor Technology. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Amkor Technology's score of 1.16 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entegris	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amkor Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENTG or AMKR?

42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are held by 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 ENTG or AMKR a better dividend stock?

Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amkor Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Entegris pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amkor Technology pays out 25.8% 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. Amkor Technology has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Amkor Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENTG or AMKR?

Entegris received 168 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.03% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entegris	Outperform Votes 509 64.03%	Underperform Votes 286 35.97%
Amkor Technology	Outperform Votes 341 61.78%	Underperform Votes 211 38.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ENTG or AMKR?

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, 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
Entegris	$3.24B	3.58	$292.79M	$2.04	37.55
Amkor Technology	$6.27B	0.76	$354.01M	$1.28	15.13

Do analysts rate ENTG or AMKR?

Entegris presently has a consensus target price of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.53%. Amkor Technology has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.54%. Given Entegris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Entegris is more favorable than Amkor Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entegris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Amkor Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Entegris beats Amkor Technology on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.