Photronics (PLAB) Competitors

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) and Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer ONTO or PLAB?

Onto Innovation currently has a consensus target price of $167.86, suggesting a potential upside of 75.34%. Photronics has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 75.70%. Given Photronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Photronics is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Photronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ONTO or PLAB?

Onto Innovation has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, 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
Onto Innovation	$1.03B	4.56	$201.67M	$4.42	21.66
Photronics	$862.75M	1.47	$130.69M	$2.35	8.48

Does the media prefer ONTO or PLAB?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 21 more articles in the media than Photronics. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Onto Innovation and 7 mentions for Photronics. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Photronics' score of 1.13 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Photronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ONTO or PLAB more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Photronics' net margin of 15.07%. Onto Innovation's return on equity of 14.24% beat Photronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onto Innovation	20.43%	14.24%	13.01%
Photronics	15.07%	9.10%	7.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ONTO or PLAB?

Onto Innovation received 43 more outperform votes than Photronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.62% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote while only 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 403 67.62%	Underperform Votes 193 32.38%
Photronics	Outperform Votes 360 66.42%	Underperform Votes 182 33.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, ONTO or PLAB?

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ONTO or PLAB?

98.3% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Photronics shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Photronics on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.