Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACLS or ONTO?

Onto Innovation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies 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
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	1.77	$200.99M	$6.15	9.13
Onto Innovation	$987.32M	6.91	$201.67M	$4.06	34.10

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

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACLS or ONTO?

Axcelis Technologies received 162 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.30% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 67.86% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axcelis Technologies	Outperform Votes 559 71.30%	Underperform Votes 225 28.70%
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 397 67.86%	Underperform Votes 188 32.14%

Does the media refer more to ACLS or ONTO?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 3 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Onto Innovation and 9 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.36 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onto Innovation	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate ACLS or ONTO?

Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $154.00, suggesting a potential upside of 174.27%. Onto Innovation has a consensus price target of $246.88, suggesting a potential upside of 78.34%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ACLS or ONTO?

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACLS or ONTO more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 19.75%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 21.02% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	19.75%	21.02%	15.22%
Onto Innovation	20.43%	14.24%	13.01%

Summary

Axcelis Technologies and Onto Innovation tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.