MKS (MKSI) Competitors

MKS has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Applied Materials has a net margin of 30.05% compared to MKS's net margin of 10.15%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 38.02% beat MKS's return on equity.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 27 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Applied Materials and 8 mentions for MKS. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat MKS's score of 0.41 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 18.3% 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. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than MKS. MKS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

MKS presently has a consensus price target of $375.93, suggesting a potential upside of 44.13%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $658.45, suggesting a potential upside of 35.76%. Given MKS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than Applied Materials.

MKS presently has a consensus target price of $375.93, suggesting a potential upside of 44.13%. Amkor Technology has a consensus target price of $68.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.46%. Given MKS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MKS is more favorable than Amkor Technology.

MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Amkor Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. MKS pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amkor Technology pays out 14.8% 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. Amkor Technology has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Amkor Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

MKS has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MKS has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 7.45%. MKS's return on equity of 24.72% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.

In the previous week, MKS had 3 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MKS and 5 mentions for Amkor Technology. Amkor Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat MKS's score of 0.41 indicating that Amkor Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than MKS. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Cohu pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cohu pays out -28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS pays out 15.9% 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 has higher revenue and earnings than Cohu. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Cohu presently has a consensus price target of $68.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.61%. MKS has a consensus price target of $375.93, indicating a potential upside of 44.13%. Given MKS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than Cohu.

MKS has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Cohu's net margin of -7.43%. MKS's return on equity of 24.72% beat Cohu's return on equity.

In the previous week, Cohu had 6 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cohu and 8 mentions for MKS. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat MKS's score of 0.41 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cohu 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Cohu has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the broader market.

99.8% of MKS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entegris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, MKS had 2 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MKS and 6 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat MKS's score of 0.41 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. MKS pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entegris pays out 20.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

MKS has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

MKS presently has a consensus price target of $375.93, indicating a potential upside of 44.13%. Entegris has a consensus price target of $170.89, indicating a potential upside of 12.51%. Given MKS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than Entegris.

MKS has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Entegris' net margin of 9.18%. MKS's return on equity of 24.72% beat Entegris' return on equity.

MKS has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. MKS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.