ON Semiconductor (ON) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ON or ACLS?

ON Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $56.68, suggesting a potential upside of 10.98%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.91%. Given ON Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ON Semiconductor is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ON or ACLS?

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
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	2.95	$1.57B	$1.07	47.73
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.95	$200.99M	$4.89	19.56

Is ON or ACLS 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
ON Semiconductor	7.28%	15.33%	9.42%
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, ON or ACLS?

ON Semiconductor has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ON or ACLS?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 191 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 195 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.96 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON Semiconductor	120 Very Positive mention(s)	37 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axcelis Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

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

Summary

ON Semiconductor and Axcelis Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.