Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Competitors

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

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

98.3% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Onto Innovation	$987.32M	6.00	$201.67M	$4.06	29.63
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	1.49	$200.99M	$6.15	7.67

Is ONTO or ACLS 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
Onto Innovation	20.43%	14.24%	13.01%
Axcelis Technologies	19.75%	21.02%	15.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONTO or ACLS?

Axcelis Technologies received 159 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.30% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 67.91% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 400 67.91%	Underperform Votes 189 32.09%
Axcelis Technologies	Outperform Votes 559 71.30%	Underperform Votes 225 28.70%

Does the media prefer ONTO or ACLS?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 10 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Onto Innovation and 6 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Onto Innovation's score of 1.40 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axcelis Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer ONTO or ACLS?

Onto Innovation presently has a consensus target price of $218.13, indicating a potential upside of 81.29%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $154.00, indicating a potential upside of 226.48%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

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

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats Onto Innovation on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.