KLA (KLAC) Competitors

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 29.31%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

Applied Materials presently has a consensus target price of $603.23, indicating a potential upside of 15.53%. KLA has a consensus target price of $223.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given KLA's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KLA is more favorable than Applied Materials.

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

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. KLA pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Applied Materials pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KLA pays out 25.1% 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. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and KLA has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. KLA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 39 more articles in the media than KLA. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Applied Materials and 39 mentions for KLA. KLA's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.91 indicating that KLA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

KLA presently has a consensus price target of $223.70, suggesting a potential upside of 16.06%. Entegris has a consensus price target of $165.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.80%. Given KLA's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe KLA is more favorable than Entegris.

86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.5% of KLA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entegris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

KLA pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. KLA pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entegris pays out 20.1% 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. KLA has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. KLA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, KLA had 1 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for KLA and 38 mentions for Entegris. KLA's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Entegris' score of 0.79 indicating that KLA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

KLA has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Entegris' net margin of 9.18%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat Entegris' return on equity.

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Lam Research's net margin of 31.27%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat Lam Research's return on equity.

Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. KLA pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lam Research pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KLA pays out 25.1% 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. Lam Research has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and KLA has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. KLA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

84.6% of Lam Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lam Research has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Lam Research had 5 more articles in the media than KLA. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Lam Research and 39 mentions for KLA. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat KLA's score of 0.96 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lam Research currently has a consensus target price of $358.47, indicating a potential upside of 17.00%. KLA has a consensus target price of $223.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given Lam Research's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lam Research is more favorable than KLA.

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to MKS's net margin of 10.15%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat MKS's return on equity.

MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. KLA pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KLA pays out 25.1% 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. KLA has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. KLA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

99.8% of MKS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

MKS has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, KLA had 4 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for KLA and 35 mentions for MKS. KLA's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat MKS's score of 0.65 indicating that KLA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

MKS currently has a consensus price target of $385.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.69%. KLA has a consensus price target of $223.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given MKS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than KLA.