MKSI vs. ENTG, AMKR, ONTO, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, PLAB, VECO, UCTT, and COHU
Should you be buying MKS Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MKS Instruments include Entegris (ENTG), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), and Cohu (COHU). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
MKS Instruments vs.
Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.
In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 8 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for MKS Instruments and 16 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat MKS Instruments' score of 1.19 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Entegris pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS Instruments pays out 26.3% 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.
MKS Instruments received 45 more outperform votes than Entegris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.76% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 64.03% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote.
99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Entegris has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Entegris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MKS Instruments. MKS Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Entegris has a net margin of 9.03% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 18.94% beat Entegris' return on equity.
Entegris currently has a consensus target price of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.20%. MKS Instruments has a consensus target price of $134.33, indicating a potential upside of 51.62%. Given MKS Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than Entegris.
Summary
MKS Instruments beats Entegris on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff