ON Semiconductor (ON) Competitors

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

Which has preferable 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	$1.02B	2.67	$200.99M	$4.89	17.66
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	2.83	$1.57B	$1.07	45.81

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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ACLS or ON?

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ACLS or ON?

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

Do analysts prefer ACLS or ON?

Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. ON Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $56.68, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Given ON Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Does the media prefer ACLS or ON?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 211 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 219 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 8 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.85 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ON Semiconductor	118 Very Positive mention(s)	39 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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