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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Entegris
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MKS Instruments
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EntegrisOutperform Votes
509
64.03%
Underperform Votes
286
35.97%
MKS InstrumentsOutperform Votes
554
71.76%
Underperform Votes
218
28.24%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entegris$3.24B3.51$292.79M$2.0436.88
MKS Instruments$3.65B1.64$190M$3.3526.45

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entegris9.03% 12.83% 5.43%
MKS Instruments 5.30%18.94%5.02%

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entegris
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
MKS Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Summary

MKS Instruments beats Entegris on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MKSI vs. The Competition

MetricMKS InstrumentsProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.97B$18.25B$25.51B$8.53B
Dividend Yield0.94%0.83%2.89%4.11%
P/E Ratio31.6326.5445.0119.96
Price / Sales1.644.362,087.94121.37
Price / Cash8.8318.5034.7834.62
Price / Book2.573.526.774.60
Net Income$190M$492.30M$739.33M$248.27M
7 Day Performance-5.69%-0.90%0.23%2.28%
1 Month Performance46.86%15.58%15.93%16.43%
1 Year Performance-32.79%-6.25%52,512.28%8.15%

MKS Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKSI
MKS Instruments
4.8312 of 5 stars
$85.06
-5.0%
$134.33
+57.9%
-32.5%$5.74B$3.65B30.386,400Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
ENTG
Entegris
4.2842 of 5 stars
$82.39
+7.9%
$113.00
+37.2%
-42.6%$12.47B$3.24B42.6910,000Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9735 of 5 stars
$19.63
+8.1%
$28.00
+42.6%
-41.5%$4.85B$6.27B13.7331,300Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.8782 of 5 stars
$93.29
+5.4%
$177.14
+89.9%
-57.3%$4.56B$1.03B22.981,640Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
3.8637 of 5 stars
$117.38
+4.2%
$124.67
+6.2%
+10.0%$4.42B$1.56B82.0812,000Positive News
FORM
FormFactor
3.7691 of 5 stars
$32.17
+8.0%
$42.71
+32.8%
-44.6%$2.48B$766.23M36.152,100Positive News
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.2819 of 5 stars
$62.15
+7.8%
$131.00
+110.8%
-45.8%$2.00B$958.06M10.111,390Positive News
PLAB
Photronics
4.2804 of 5 stars
$20.61
+6.0%
$35.00
+69.8%
-29.4%$1.31B$862.75M9.861,830News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.7865 of 5 stars
$21.05
+9.6%
$30.43
+44.6%
-49.9%$1.22B$717.30M16.981,220Gap Up
UCTT
Ultra Clean
4.0823 of 5 stars
$22.24
+11.0%
$37.00
+66.4%
-53.8%$1.00B$2.14B278.037,760Trending News
Gap Down
COHU
Cohu
3.1791 of 5 stars
$17.62
+7.7%
$28.43
+61.3%
-40.2%$819.38M$390.96M-11.753,220Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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