Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Competitors $69.47 +0.29 (+0.42%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACLS vs. ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, FORM, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, COHU, and PDFSShould you be buying Axcelis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axcelis Technologies include Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), and PDF Solutions (PDFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Axcelis Technologies vs. Onto Innovation MKS Instruments Amkor Technology Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Ultra Clean Photronics Veeco Instruments Cohu PDF Solutions Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do analysts recommend ACLS or ONTO? Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $167.33, suggesting a potential upside of 140.87%. Onto Innovation has a consensus target price of $254.29, suggesting a potential upside of 52.04%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Onto Innovation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ACLS or ONTO? In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 4 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Onto Innovation and 9 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.02 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Onto Innovation 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ACLS or ONTO? Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACLS or ONTO? Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Onto Innovation. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAxcelis Technologies$1.08B2.10$246.26M$6.7610.28Onto Innovation$942.24M8.77$121.16M$3.6945.33 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACLS or ONTO? Axcelis Technologies received 167 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.45% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAxcelis TechnologiesOutperform Votes55871.45% Underperform Votes22328.55% Onto InnovationOutperform Votes39167.76% Underperform Votes18632.24% Is ACLS or ONTO more profitable? Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 20.65% compared to Onto Innovation's net margin of 19.44%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 24.16% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Axcelis Technologies20.65% 24.16% 17.03% Onto Innovation 19.44%13.38%12.22% SummaryAxcelis Technologies beats Onto Innovation on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get Axcelis Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACLS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACLS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAxcelis TechnologiesSpecial industry machinery IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.26B$17.59B$25.83B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A1.57%2.77%4.22%P/E Ratio10.2818.58237.9417.18Price / Sales2.1010.003,330.10116.79Price / Cash10.0522.6535.8537.86Price / Book2.633.708.094.78Net Income$246.26M$565.95M$681.16M$225.60M7 Day Performance-7.73%-3.06%0.43%-1.23%1 Month Performance-5.10%0.12%6.99%3.36%1 Year Performance-48.47%0.95%23.04%16.59% Axcelis Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACLSAxcelis Technologies3.96 of 5 stars$69.47+0.4%$167.33+140.9%-46.0%$2.26B$1.08B10.281,704Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeONTOOnto Innovation4.3506 of 5 stars$172.40+3.2%$254.29+47.5%+15.0%$8.52B$942.24M45.281,497Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMKSIMKS Instruments4.9542 of 5 stars$112.80+0.2%$141.00+25.0%+9.0%$7.59B$3.54B250.1110,200AMKRAmkor Technology4.997 of 5 stars$27.00+1.7%$36.29+34.4%-22.7%$6.66B$6.44B17.9328,700AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3468 of 5 stars$121.79+3.9%$120.25-1.3%+4.5%$4.59B$1.47B102.8210,000Positive NewsFORMFormFactor3.8902 of 5 stars$43.86+3.2%$55.38+26.3%+9.7%$3.40B$742.28M24.662,115News CoveragePositive NewsUCTTUltra Clean3.9035 of 5 stars$38.24+2.5%$57.75+51.0%+11.1%$1.72B$1.73B466.437,184Positive NewsPLABPhotronics4.0411 of 5 stars$26.41-0.3%$35.00+32.5%-18.6%$1.67B$866.95M12.671,885Insider TradeNews CoverageVECOVeeco Instruments3.2595 of 5 stars$28.01+1.2%$42.14+50.5%-11.2%$1.59B$666.43M20.501,215COHUCohu1.6979 of 5 stars$27.74+2.1%$31.50+13.6%-25.4%$1.29B$444.88M-25.153,259PDFSPDF Solutions3.3311 of 5 stars$30.71+1.8%$41.00+33.5%-9.9%$1.19B$165.84M274.39493Insider TradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Onto Innovation Alternatives MKS Instruments Alternatives Amkor Technology Alternatives Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives FormFactor Alternatives Ultra Clean Alternatives Photronics Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Cohu Alternatives PDF Solutions Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACLS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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