Onto Innovation (ONTO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Onto Innovation	$987.32M	5.03	$201.67M	$4.42	22.99
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.28	$200.99M	$5.46	13.23

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ONTO or ACLS?

98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Onto Innovation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ONTO or ACLS?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 14 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Onto Innovation and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.34 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axcelis Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ONTO or ACLS more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 21.36% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 18.58%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 18.55% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onto Innovation	21.36%	14.85%	13.54%
Axcelis Technologies	18.58%	18.55%	13.78%

Do analysts recommend ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation presently has a consensus price target of $141.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.40%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.24%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Axcelis Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.