Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

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

Is MKSI or VECO more profitable?

Veeco Instruments has a net margin of 10.28% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 18.94% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MKS Instruments	5.30%	18.94%	5.02%
Veeco Instruments	10.28%	9.38%	5.48%

Does the media favor MKSI or VECO?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments had 2 more articles in the media than MKS Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Veeco Instruments and 9 mentions for MKS Instruments. MKS Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Veeco Instruments' score of 0.82 indicating that MKS Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MKS Instruments	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeco Instruments	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MKSI or VECO?

MKS Instruments received 77 more outperform votes than Veeco Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 54.36% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MKS Instruments	Outperform Votes 551 71.65%	Underperform Votes 218 28.35%
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 474 54.36%	Underperform Votes 398 45.64%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MKSI or VECO?

MKS Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS 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
MKS Instruments	$3.59B	1.39	$190M	$2.80	26.46
Veeco Instruments	$717.30M	1.56	$73.71M	$1.24	15.61

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MKSI or VECO?

99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MKSI or VECO?

MKS Instruments presently has a consensus target price of $140.08, indicating a potential upside of 89.10%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.29%. Given MKS Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MKS Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk & volatility, MKSI or VECO?

MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MKS Instruments beats Veeco Instruments on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.