AMKR vs. MTSI, ALGM, CCMP, ACIA, POWI, ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, FORM, and AEIS
Should you be buying Amkor Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amkor Technology include MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), CMC Materials (CCMP), Acacia Communications (ACIA), Power Integrations (POWI), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), FormFactor (FORM), and Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) and MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.
MACOM Technology Solutions has a net margin of 10.01% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.84%. MACOM Technology Solutions' return on equity of 12.67% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.
42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Amkor Technology and Amkor Technology both had 5 articles in the media. MACOM Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.85 indicating that MACOM Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MACOM Technology Solutions received 280 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.20% of users gave MACOM Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 61.90% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote.
Amkor Technology currently has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.28%. MACOM Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.47%. Given Amkor Technology's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than MACOM Technology Solutions.
Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than MACOM Technology Solutions. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MACOM Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MACOM Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MACOM Technology Solutions beats Amkor Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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