Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AMKR or VECO?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments had 3 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Veeco Instruments and 4 mentions for Amkor Technology. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.73 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amkor Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeco Instruments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AMKR or VECO?

Amkor Technology presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.77%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus target price of $30.43, indicating a potential upside of 48.94%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Veeco Instruments is more favorable than Amkor Technology.

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

Is AMKR or VECO 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
Amkor Technology	5.60%	8.59%	5.14%
Veeco Instruments	10.28%	9.38%	5.48%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMKR or VECO?

Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMKR or VECO?

42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMKR or VECO?

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
Amkor Technology	$6.27B	0.78	$354.01M	$1.28	15.54
Veeco Instruments	$710.11M	1.73	$73.71M	$1.07	19.09

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMKR or VECO?

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

Summary

Veeco Instruments beats Amkor Technology on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.