AMKR vs. MTSI, ALGM, CCMP, ACIA, ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, FORM, AEIS, and ACLS
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), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), FormFactor (FORM), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment.
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.
In the previous week, MACOM Technology Solutions had 6 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MACOM Technology Solutions and 5 mentions for Amkor Technology. MACOM Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.93 indicating that Amkor Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
76.1% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MACOM Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MACOM Technology Solutions has a net margin of 10.01% compared to MACOM Technology Solutions' net margin of 5.84%. Amkor Technology's return on equity of 12.67% beat MACOM Technology Solutions' return on equity.
MACOM Technology Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.75%. Amkor Technology has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. Given MACOM Technology Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than MACOM Technology Solutions.
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.
Summary
MACOM Technology Solutions beats Amkor Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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