Amphenol (APH) Competitors

Amphenol currently has a consensus target price of $191.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.02%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $659.83, indicating a potential upside of 36.20%. Given Applied Materials' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Amphenol.

Applied Materials has a net margin of 30.05% compared to Amphenol's net margin of 17.73%. Amphenol's return on equity of 39.87% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Amphenol pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 18.3% 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. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Amphenol shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market.

Applied Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amphenol. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 86 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 89 mentions for Applied Materials and 3 mentions for Amphenol. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Amphenol's score of 0.75 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.5% of KLA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Amphenol shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Amphenol's net margin of 17.73%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat Amphenol's return on equity.

KLA has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

KLA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amphenol. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KLA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

KLA pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KLA pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amphenol pays out 25.1% 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. KLA has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Amphenol is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, KLA had 23 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for KLA and 3 mentions for Amphenol. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat KLA's score of 0.75 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

KLA currently has a consensus price target of $223.70, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $191.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.02%. Given Amphenol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amphenol is more favorable than KLA.

Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lam Research has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the broader market.

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Amphenol pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lam Research pays out 18.1% 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. Lam Research has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Lam Research has a net margin of 31.27% compared to Amphenol's net margin of 17.73%. Lam Research's return on equity of 67.60% beat Amphenol's return on equity.

Amphenol currently has a consensus target price of $191.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.02%. Lam Research has a consensus target price of $358.47, suggesting a potential upside of 16.48%. Given Amphenol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Lam Research.

Lam Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amphenol. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lam Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Lam Research had 50 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Lam Research and 3 mentions for Amphenol. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Amphenol's score of 0.75 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Lam Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Amphenol shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lam Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, MKS had 22 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for MKS and 3 mentions for Amphenol. MKS's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Amphenol's score of 0.75 indicating that MKS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than MKS. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Amphenol currently has a consensus target price of $191.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.02%. MKS has a consensus target price of $385.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.56%. Given MKS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than Amphenol.

Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the broader market.

Amphenol has a net margin of 17.73% compared to MKS's net margin of 10.15%. Amphenol's return on equity of 39.87% beat MKS's return on equity.

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. MKS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Amphenol pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS pays out 15.9% 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.