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AZTA vs. CHX, WFRD, WHD, HAYW, ATS, HSAI, EPAC, PSIX, SEI, and ACMR

Should you be buying Azenta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Azenta include ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), Hayward (HAYW), ATS (ATS), Hesai Group (HSAI), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Power Solutions International (PSIX), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), and ACM Research (ACMR). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Azenta vs. Its Competitors

ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) and Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) are both machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Azenta had 6 more articles in the media than ChampionX. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Azenta and 5 mentions for ChampionX. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Azenta's score of 1.23 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ChampionX
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Azenta
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Azenta shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ChampionX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Azenta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than Azenta. Azenta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChampionX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ChampionX$3.63B1.36$320.27M$1.5117.09
Azenta$669.17M2.36-$164.17M-$1.39-24.77

ChampionX has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Azenta's net margin of -10.31%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.25% beat Azenta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ChampionX8.20% 19.25% 10.25%
Azenta -10.31%1.30%1.10%

ChampionX has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Azenta has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ChampionX presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.98%. Azenta has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. Given ChampionX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ChampionX is more favorable than Azenta.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ChampionX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Azenta
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

ChampionX pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Azenta pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ChampionX pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Azenta pays out -7.2% 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. ChampionX has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ChampionX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ChampionX beats Azenta on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AZTA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AZTA vs. The Competition

MetricAzentaMEDICAL INFO SYS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.58B$2.16B$5.75B$9.54B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.71%4.01%
P/E Ratio-24.7737.0728.4120.06
Price / Sales2.3611.54444.1792.77
Price / Cash7.5755.3336.1858.54
Price / Book0.959.108.655.87
Net Income-$164.17M-$63.59M$3.25B$258.89M
7 Day Performance10.49%3.16%4.30%3.70%
1 Month Performance11.89%10.15%10.58%11.71%
1 Year Performance-42.83%6.21%35.69%17.98%

Azenta Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AZTA
Azenta
1.7138 of 5 stars
$34.43
+1.4%
$36.67
+6.5%
-41.8%$1.58B$669.17M-24.773,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
CHX
ChampionX
3.6718 of 5 stars
$25.81
flat
$40.00
+55.0%
-24.3%$4.94B$3.63B17.097,100Positive News
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.3418 of 5 stars
$53.45
-0.2%
$96.63
+80.8%
-51.7%$3.89B$5.51B8.5519,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WHD
Cactus
3.7993 of 5 stars
$43.46
-0.2%
$52.00
+19.7%
-23.2%$3.48B$1.13B15.471,600Upcoming Earnings
HAYW
Hayward
3.5334 of 5 stars
$14.38
-2.0%
$17.13
+19.1%
+17.8%$3.17B$1.05B26.142,080Upcoming Earnings
ATS
ATS
0.5419 of 5 stars
$30.96
-1.3%
$30.50
-1.5%
+6.2%$3.06B$1.82B-162.937,500Trending News
HSAI
Hesai Group
1.8616 of 5 stars
$20.86
-4.1%
$24.43
+17.1%
+395.3%$2.85B$284.57M-695.331,142
EPAC
Enerpac Tool Group
4.6056 of 5 stars
$37.09
-3.3%
$53.00
+42.9%
-4.6%$2.07B$589.51M22.752,000Analyst Downgrade
PSIX
Power Solutions International
0.6763 of 5 stars
$87.84
-2.4%
$37.00
-57.9%
N/A$2.07B$475.97M24.88700Positive News
Gap Up
SEI
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
4.8889 of 5 stars
$28.58
-2.1%
$41.44
+45.0%
N/A$1.93B$371.53M64.96338News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ACMR
ACM Research
2.2416 of 5 stars
$30.40
+1.1%
$29.40
-3.3%
+60.1%$1.77B$782.12M19.492,023News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:AZTA) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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