Entegris (ENTG) Competitors

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts prefer ADI or ENTG?

Analog Devices currently has a consensus price target of $251.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. Entegris has a consensus price target of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.45%. Given Entegris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entegris is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Entegris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media prefer ADI or ENTG?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 33 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Analog Devices and 11 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.25 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	34 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entegris	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ADI or ENTG?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. Entegris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.95	$1.64B	$3.67	67.05
Entegris	$3.24B	4.05	$292.79M	$2.04	42.46

Is ADI or ENTG more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Entegris' net margin of 9.57%. Entegris' return on equity of 12.48% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%
Entegris	9.57%	12.48%	5.40%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ADI or ENTG?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ADI or ENTG a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entegris pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ADI or ENTG?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Analog Devices beats Entegris on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.