ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend ACMR or HAYW?

ACM Research presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.99%. Hayward has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.78%. Given ACM Research's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Hayward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer ACMR or HAYW?

In the previous week, Hayward had 6 more articles in the media than ACM Research. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hayward and 7 mentions for ACM Research. ACM Research's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Hayward's score of 0.03 indicating that ACM Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ACM Research	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hayward	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACMR or HAYW?

Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than ACM Research. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, 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	$557.72M	2.12	$77.35M	$1.32	15.57
Hayward	$1.00B	3.25	$80.69M	$0.42	35.99

Is ACMR or HAYW more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Hayward's net margin of 9.47%. Hayward's return on equity of 9.93% beat ACM Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACM Research	12.38%	9.07%	5.51%
Hayward	9.47%	9.93%	4.58%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACMR or HAYW?

66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ACMR or HAYW?

ACM Research has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACMR or HAYW?

ACM Research received 177 more outperform votes than Hayward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.96% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 45.98% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 217 65.96%	Underperform Votes 112 34.04%
Hayward	Outperform Votes 40 45.98%	Underperform Votes 47 54.02%

Summary

ACM Research beats Hayward on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.