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$116.38 +1.28 (+1.11%)
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MKSI vs. ADI, AEIS, AMAT, ENTG, KLAC, LRCX, MCHP, NXPI, TER, and UCTT

Should you be buying MKS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MKS include Analog Devices (ADI), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Entegris (ENTG), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Teradyne (TER), and Ultra Clean (UCTT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

MKS vs. Its Competitors

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

MKS currently has a consensus price target of $119.80, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $273.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than MKS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MKS
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MKS$3.59B2.18$190M$3.9429.54
Analog Devices$9.43B12.78$1.64B$3.9262.48

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 48 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Analog Devices and 15 mentions for MKS. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat MKS's score of 1.33 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MKS
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Analog Devices
42 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MKS pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. MKS pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has increased 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.

MKS has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

99.8% of MKS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of MKS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held 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.

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to MKS's net margin of 7.11%. MKS's return on equity of 20.65% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MKS7.11% 20.65% 5.68%
Analog Devices 18.85%10.32%7.50%

Summary

Analog Devices beats MKS on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MKSI vs. The Competition

MetricMKSELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.73B$9.31B$31.49B$10.16B
Dividend Yield0.76%1.71%3.16%4.60%
P/E Ratio29.5421.22444.5526.39
Price / Sales2.1868.781,627.33175.01
Price / Cash9.4216.9534.5929.91
Price / Book3.379.647.376.28
Net Income$190M$283.75M$808.30M$270.38M
7 Day Performance7.47%3.09%2.08%1.89%
1 Month Performance16.12%3.71%5.28%6.01%
1 Year Performance7.46%9.78%24,360.36%25.26%

MKS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKSI
MKS
4.2768 of 5 stars
$116.38
+1.1%
$119.80
+2.9%
+4.1%$7.73B$3.59B29.5410,200Positive News
ADI
Analog Devices
4.9432 of 5 stars
$248.98
+0.8%
$273.53
+9.9%
+8.6%$122.49B$9.43B63.5224,000Positive News
Gap Down
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.6282 of 5 stars
$154.43
+0.4%
$140.90
-8.8%
+58.9%$5.83B$1.48B69.8810,000Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7708 of 5 stars
$162.05
-0.4%
$193.88
+19.6%
-9.3%$129.10B$27.18B19.3135,700Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
ENTG
Entegris
4.3476 of 5 stars
$82.14
+0.2%
$105.30
+28.2%
-18.5%$12.45B$3.24B42.348,200Positive News
KLAC
KLA
4.6457 of 5 stars
$908.98
+0.4%
$890.59
-2.0%
+31.6%$119.95B$12.16B29.9115,200Positive News
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5286 of 5 stars
$105.07
+2.1%
$107.52
+2.3%
+54.9%$132.98B$18.44B25.2619,000Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.6906 of 5 stars
$65.30
-0.9%
$76.58
+17.3%
-18.6%$35.24B$4.40B-192.0619,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9649 of 5 stars
$225.50
-0.5%
$256.05
+13.5%
-4.6%$56.85B$12.61B26.8833,100News Coverage
Positive News
TER
Teradyne
4.5729 of 5 stars
$118.90
-1.1%
$114.44
-3.8%
-13.1%$18.91B$2.82B41.146,500Positive News
UCTT
Ultra Clean
3.6376 of 5 stars
$24.56
+0.7%
$30.67
+24.9%
-25.9%$1.11B$2.10B-7.278,237Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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