MKS (MKSI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADI or MKSI?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ADI or MKSI?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ADI or MKSI?

Analog Devices presently has a consensus price target of $251.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. MKS has a consensus price target of $130.82, indicating a potential upside of 24.86%. Given MKS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MKS 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
MKS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is ADI or MKSI a better dividend stock?

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 0.8%. 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. MKS pays out 26.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to ADI or MKSI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 37 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Analog Devices and 4 mentions for MKS. MKS's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.19 indicating that MKS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is ADI or MKSI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to MKS's net margin of 6.21%. MKS's return on equity of 20.67% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%
MKS	6.21%	20.67%	5.49%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ADI or MKSI?

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.

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
MKS	$3.59B	1.97	$190M	$3.35	31.27

Summary

Analog Devices beats MKS on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.