Avantor (AVTR) Competitors

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) and Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) are both measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Is KEYS or AVTR more profitable?

Keysight Technologies has a net margin of 14.50% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.70%. Keysight Technologies' return on equity of 19.65% beat Avantor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keysight Technologies	14.50%	19.65%	10.71%
Avantor	10.70%	11.93%	5.50%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in KEYS or AVTR?

84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Avantor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KEYS or AVTR?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 14 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 1.18 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keysight Technologies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avantor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer KEYS or AVTR?

Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $183.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Avantor has a consensus target price of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.69%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avantor is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has better earnings and valuation, KEYS or AVTR?

Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Keysight Technologies. Avantor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, 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
Keysight Technologies	$4.98B	5.68	$614M	$4.26	38.60
Avantor	$6.78B	1.40	$711.50M	$1.04	13.38

Which has more volatility and risk, KEYS or AVTR?

Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avantor has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Avantor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.