ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are both machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media prefer ACMR or ZWS?

In the previous week, ACM Research had 1 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ACM Research and 6 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat ACM Research's score of 0.70 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ACM Research	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACMR or ZWS more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.28% compared to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's net margin of 10.72%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 14.43% beat ACM Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACM Research	13.28%	9.63%	5.74%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.72%	14.43%	8.56%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACMR or ZWS?

66.8% of ACM Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of ACM Research shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, ACMR or ZWS?

ACM Research has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ACMR or ZWS?

ACM Research presently has a consensus target price of $29.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.20%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus target price of $36.29, indicating a potential downside of 0.53%. Given ACM Research's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACMR or ZWS?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, 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
ACM Research	$782.12M	2.22	$103.63M	$1.56	18.88
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	3.92	$160.20M	$0.99	36.85

Summary

ACM Research and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.