MKS (MKSI) 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MKSI or ADI?

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MKSI or ADI?

MKS currently has a consensus target price of $119.80, indicating a potential upside of 17.51%. Analog Devices has a consensus target price of $273.53, indicating a potential upside of 10.15%. Given MKS's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MKS is more favorable than Analog Devices.

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

Is MKSI or ADI more profitable?

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
MKS	7.11%	20.65%	5.68%
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%

Does the media refer more to MKSI or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 22 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Analog Devices and 23 mentions for MKS. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat MKS's score of 1.11 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	37 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MKSI or ADI?

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
MKS	$3.59B	1.91	$190M	$3.94	25.88
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.96	$1.64B	$3.92	63.35

Is MKSI or ADI a better dividend stock?

MKS pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, MKSI or ADI?

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

Summary

Analog Devices beats MKS on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.