Onto Innovation (ONTO) Competitors

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is ACLS or ONTO more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 19.29% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 17.69%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%
Onto Innovation	19.29%	14.38%	13.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, ACLS or ONTO?

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ACLS or ONTO?

Onto Innovation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, 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
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.51	$200.99M	$4.89	16.62
Onto Innovation	$987.32M	5.39	$201.67M	$4.04	26.87

Does the media refer more to ACLS or ONTO?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 5 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Onto Innovation and 11 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.29 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onto Innovation	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACLS or ONTO?

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ACLS or ONTO?

Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Onto Innovation has a consensus target price of $137.86, suggesting a potential upside of 27.00%. Given Onto Innovation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Onto Innovation is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Axcelis Technologies on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.