Onto Innovation (ONTO) Competitors

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ENTG or ONTO?

98.3% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by 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 stronger earnings and valuation, ENTG or ONTO?

Entegris has higher revenue and earnings than Onto Innovation. Entegris 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
Entegris	$3.28B	5.05	$180.67M	$2.08	52.92
Onto Innovation	$897.21M	10.31	$121.16M	$2.81	66.80

Does the media prefer ENTG or ONTO?

In the previous week, Entegris had 7 more articles in the media than Onto Innovation. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Entegris and 8 mentions for Onto Innovation. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Entegris' score of 0.92 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entegris	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onto Innovation	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ENTG or ONTO?

Entegris has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ENTG or ONTO?

Entegris presently has a consensus target price of $146.40, suggesting a potential upside of 33.01%. Onto Innovation has a consensus target price of $259.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.97%. Given Onto Innovation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Onto Innovation is more favorable than Entegris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entegris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENTG or ONTO?

Entegris received 109 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.37% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote while only 64.11% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entegris	Outperform Votes 493 64.11%	Underperform Votes 276 35.89%
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 384 67.37%	Underperform Votes 186 32.63%

Is ENTG or ONTO more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 18.50% compared to Entegris' net margin of 5.61%. Onto Innovation's return on equity of 12.71% beat Entegris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entegris	5.61%	12.03%	4.67%
Onto Innovation	18.50%	12.71%	11.58%

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Entegris on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.