Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VECO or AMKR?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments received 133 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.78% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote while only 54.23% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 474 54.23%	Underperform Votes 400 45.77%
Amkor Technology	Outperform Votes 341 61.78%	Underperform Votes 211 38.22%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VECO or AMKR?

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, 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
Veeco Instruments	$710.11M	1.61	$73.71M	$1.07	18.38
Amkor Technology	$6.27B	0.74	$354.01M	$1.28	14.65

Does the media favor VECO or AMKR?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments and Veeco Instruments both had 8 articles in the media. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Amkor Technology's score of 1.06 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amkor Technology	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VECO or AMKR more profitable?

Veeco Instruments has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.60%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 9.38% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	10.28%	9.38%	5.48%
Amkor Technology	5.60%	8.59%	5.14%

Do analysts recommend VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $30.43, indicating a potential upside of 54.70%. Amkor Technology has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.33%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Veeco Instruments is more favorable than Amkor Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Amkor Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Veeco Instruments beats Amkor Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.