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$136.52 -1.23 (-0.89%)
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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

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

Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $275.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.35%. MKS has a consensus target price of $130.70, indicating a potential downside of 4.26%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than MKS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
MKS
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 17 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Analog Devices and 20 mentions for MKS. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat MKS's score of 0.68 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices
29 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MKS
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Analog Devices$9.43B12.67$1.64B$3.9261.96
MKS$3.74B2.45$190M$3.9434.65

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
Analog Devices18.85% 10.32% 7.50%
MKS 7.11%20.65%5.68%

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. MKS pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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. MKS pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$9.25B$10.26B$32.87B$10.48B
Dividend Yield0.65%1.59%3.21%4.80%
P/E Ratio34.6522.27485.5327.09
Price / Sales2.45119.751,669.98181.14
Price / Cash11.2820.6937.7261.22
Price / Book3.966.107.456.52
Net Income$190M$283.48M$820.48M$276.75M
7 Day Performance12.58%9.26%0.54%1.97%
1 Month Performance5.08%24.45%0.99%2.23%
1 Year Performance32.93%15.64%23,928.28%35.58%

MKS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKSI
MKS
4.514 of 5 stars
$136.52
-0.9%
$130.70
-4.3%
+33.1%$9.25B$3.74B34.6510,200Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ADI
Analog Devices
4.8888 of 5 stars
$242.50
+0.2%
$275.29
+13.5%
+6.8%$119.30B$9.43B61.8624,000Positive News
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.5196 of 5 stars
$176.02
+1.2%
$140.90
-20.0%
+72.9%$6.64B$1.48B79.6510,000Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.3937 of 5 stars
$223.91
+2.9%
$195.12
-12.9%
+22.8%$178.38B$27.18B26.6935,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ENTG
Entegris
4.3023 of 5 stars
$100.26
+1.7%
$106.30
+6.0%
-12.7%$15.20B$3.24B51.688,200News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
KLAC
KLA
4.6509 of 5 stars
$1,139.71
+3.5%
$950.00
-16.6%
+65.1%$150.08B$12.16B37.5015,200
LRCX
Lam Research
4.506 of 5 stars
$149.15
+2.3%
$119.20
-20.1%
+93.5%$188.08B$18.44B35.8519,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.2688 of 5 stars
$66.59
+0.1%
$75.75
+13.8%
-14.9%$35.94B$4.40B-195.8519,400Positive News
Analyst Revision
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8597 of 5 stars
$231.42
+1.1%
$256.05
+10.6%
-7.7%$58.34B$12.12B27.5833,100Positive News
TER
Teradyne
4.5223 of 5 stars
$147.87
+1.5%
$118.63
-19.8%
+8.6%$23.52B$2.82B51.176,500Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
UCTT
Ultra Clean
2.2832 of 5 stars
$29.37
+1.2%
$30.67
+4.4%
-23.2%$1.33B$2.10B-8.698,237Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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