ACLS vs. MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, FORM, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, COHU, PDFS, and XPER
Should you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), and Xperi (XPER). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Axcelis Technologies vs.
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and community ranking.
Axcelis Technologies received 8 more outperform votes than MKS Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.65% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 71.30% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than MKS Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 13 mentions for MKS Instruments. MKS Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.14 indicating that MKS Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $154.00, indicating a potential upside of 144.02%. MKS Instruments has a consensus price target of $140.08, indicating a potential upside of 35.88%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than MKS Instruments.
Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Axcelis Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MKS Instruments. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 19.75% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 21.02% beat MKS Instruments' return on equity.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats MKS Instruments on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ACLS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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