Azenta (AZTA) 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.

Does the media refer more to CHX or AZTA?

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CHX or AZTA?

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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CHX or AZTA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.36	$320.27M	$1.51	17.09
Azenta	$669.17M	2.36	-$164.17M	-$1.39	-24.77

Is CHX or AZTA more profitable?

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
ChampionX	8.20%	19.25%	10.25%
Azenta	-10.31%	1.30%	1.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, CHX or AZTA?

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.

Do analysts prefer CHX or AZTA?

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

Is CHX or AZTA a better dividend stock?

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.