Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ACMR or VECO?

ACM Research has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACM Research, 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
ACM Research	$557.72M	1.91	$77.35M	$1.32	14.20
Veeco Instruments	$666.43M	3.35	-$30.37M	-$0.45	-87.69

Is ACMR or VECO more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.79% compared to ACM Research's net margin of -2.51%. ACM Research's return on equity of 11.97% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACM Research	13.79%	10.26%	6.39%
Veeco Instruments	-2.51%	11.97%	6.34%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACMR or VECO?

66.8% of ACM Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of ACM Research shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACMR or VECO?

Veeco Instruments received 251 more outperform votes than ACM Research when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.94% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 213 65.94%	Underperform Votes 110 34.06%
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 464 54.72%	Underperform Votes 384 45.28%

Does the media prefer ACMR or VECO?

In the previous week, ACM Research had 6 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ACM Research and 2 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ACM Research's score of 0.61 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ACMR or VECO?

ACM Research has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ACMR or VECO?

ACM Research currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.43%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus price target of $43.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

ACM Research beats Veeco Instruments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.