Azenta (AZTA) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AZTA or CHX?

Azenta currently has a consensus target price of $35.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.64%. ChampionX has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.98%. Given ChampionX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ChampionX is more favorable than Azenta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Azenta	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AZTA or CHX?

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
Azenta	$656.32M	2.12	-$164.17M	-$2.42	-12.56
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.36	$320.27M	$1.51	17.09

Does the media prefer AZTA or CHX?

In the previous week, Azenta had 5 more articles in the media than ChampionX. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Azenta and 0 mentions for ChampionX. Azenta's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat ChampionX's score of 0.00 indicating that Azenta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Azenta	Very Positive
ChampionX	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AZTA or CHX?

Azenta has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChampionX has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AZTA or CHX more profitable?

ChampionX has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Azenta's net margin of -18.45%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.25% beat Azenta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Azenta	-18.45%	1.35%	1.13%
ChampionX	8.20%	19.25%	10.25%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AZTA or CHX?

99.1% of Azenta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Azenta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ChampionX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ChampionX beats Azenta on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.