ASML vs. LRCX, BRKS, ACLS, AZTA, VECO, CRCT, ACMR, ERII, DM, and MNTX
Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Lam Research (LRCX), Brooks Automation (BRKS), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Azenta (AZTA), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cricut (CRCT), ACM Research (ACMR), Energy Recovery (ERII), Desktop Metal (DM), and Manitex International (MNTX).
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) and Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.
ASML pays an annual dividend of $6.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lam Research pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lam Research is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
ASML has a net margin of 27.23% compared to Lam Research's net margin of 25.35%. ASML's return on equity of 56.99% beat Lam Research's return on equity.
Lam Research received 767 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.44% of users gave Lam Research an outperform vote while only 64.79% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.
26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Lam Research shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Lam Research. Lam Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, ASML had 5 more articles in the media than Lam Research. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ASML and 8 mentions for Lam Research. ASML's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Lam Research's score of 0.50 indicating that ASML is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ASML currently has a consensus price target of $1,036.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Lam Research has a consensus price target of $957.95, suggesting a potential upside of 2.74%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Lam Research.
ASML has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lam Research has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ASML beats Lam Research on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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