Amphenol (APH) Competitors

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor AEIS or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 25 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Amphenol and 25 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Amphenol's score of 1.22 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Energy Industries	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	38 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AEIS or APH?

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, 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
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.48B	3.86	$54.21M	$2.21	68.60
Amphenol	$15.22B	8.81	$2.42B	$2.51	43.76

Is AEIS or APH a better dividend stock?

Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amphenol pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate AEIS or APH?

Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $138.90, suggesting a potential downside of 8.38%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $104.92, suggesting a potential downside of 4.47%. Given Amphenol's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEIS or APH?

99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Amphenol shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AEIS or APH?

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AEIS or APH more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Amphenol's return on equity of 30.58% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries	5.13%	12.38%	6.58%
Amphenol	16.90%	30.58%	14.10%

Summary

Amphenol beats Advanced Energy Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.