ON Semiconductor (ON) Competitors

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACLS or ON?

ON Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON Semiconductor, 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
Axcelis Technologies	$896.09M	2.75	$200.99M	$4.89	16.06
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	2.82	$1.57B	$1.07	45.62

Is ACLS or ON more profitable?

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 17.69% compared to ON Semiconductor's net margin of 7.28%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat ON Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%
ON Semiconductor	7.28%	15.33%	9.42%

Do analysts prefer ACLS or ON?

Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.64%. ON Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $56.84, indicating a potential upside of 16.45%. Given ON Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ON Semiconductor is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ON Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ACLS or ON?

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of ON Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ON Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ACLS or ON?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 265 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 275 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 10 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.73 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ON Semiconductor	147 Very Positive mention(s)	39 Positive mention(s)	56 Neutral mention(s)	18 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ACLS or ON?

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ON Semiconductor has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ON Semiconductor beats Axcelis Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.