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AMAT vs. LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, and PLAB

Should you be buying Applied Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Materials include Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), and Photronics (PLAB). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

Applied Materials vs.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

In the previous week, Lam Research had 19 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Lam Research and 34 mentions for Applied Materials. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.27 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lam Research
47 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Materials
28 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lam Research has a net margin of 26.49% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 22.95%. Lam Research's return on equity of 51.86% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lam Research26.49% 51.86% 22.97%
Applied Materials 22.95%39.50%22.12%

Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lam Research pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Lam Research currently has a consensus target price of $97.59, suggesting a potential upside of 65.15%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $214.67, suggesting a potential upside of 69.10%. Given Applied Materials' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Lam Research.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lam Research
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Applied Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Applied Materials received 510 more outperform votes than Lam Research when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.83% of users gave Lam Research an outperform vote while only 71.96% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lam ResearchOutperform Votes
1415
75.83%
Underperform Votes
451
24.17%
Applied MaterialsOutperform Votes
1925
71.96%
Underperform Votes
750
28.04%

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Lam Research. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lam Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lam Research$16.21B4.68$3.83B$3.2917.96
Applied Materials$27.64B3.73$7.18B$7.6516.59

Lam Research has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

84.6% of Lam Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lam Research beats Applied Materials on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AMAT vs. The Competition

MetricApplied MaterialsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$103.14B$42.21B$20.55B$7.12B
Dividend Yield1.10%2.42%2.84%4.05%
P/E Ratio16.5932.2337.2017.46
Price / Sales3.7338.891,817.5485.28
Price / Cash18.6526.4934.6734.64
Price / Book5.515.305.443.79
Net Income$7.18B$751.41M$736.55M$247.40M
7 Day Performance-12.48%-13.73%-5.80%-6.79%
1 Month Performance-18.27%-20.26%50,334.04%-11.49%
1 Year Performance-38.92%-10.06%52,575.37%-7.79%

Applied Materials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8869 of 5 stars
$126.95
-6.3%
$214.67
+69.1%
-37.6%$103.14B$27.64B16.5933,000Positive News
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High Trading Volume
LRCX
Lam Research
4.8433 of 5 stars
$71.30
-1.8%
$97.59
+36.9%
-37.9%$91.61B$16.21B21.6817,700Positive News
Gap Down
KLAC
KLA
4.8323 of 5 stars
$666.03
-1.1%
$832.17
+24.9%
-14.3%$88.55B$10.85B28.0214,000Positive News
Gap Down
ENTG
Entegris
4.0402 of 5 stars
$86.33
-2.7%
$124.88
+44.6%
-51.7%$13.03B$3.24B44.618,200Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.7539 of 5 stars
$118.62
-2.8%
$231.88
+95.5%
-43.3%$5.83B$987.32M29.151,497Positive News
Gap Down
MKSI
MKS Instruments
4.9719 of 5 stars
$78.43
-3.9%
$140.08
+78.6%
-53.0%$5.28B$3.59B27.986,400News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9475 of 5 stars
$17.82
-2.6%
$31.50
+76.7%
-51.5%$4.40B$6.32B12.4631,300News Coverage
Gap Down
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.649 of 5 stars
$93.59
-1.3%
$126.56
+35.2%
-18.9%$3.54B$1.48B65.3712,000Positive News
Gap Down
FORM
FormFactor
4.23 of 5 stars
$27.85
-2.8%
$48.50
+74.2%
-46.8%$2.16B$763.60M31.222,115Insider Trade
News Coverage
Gap Down
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.9669 of 5 stars
$47.84
-3.8%
$154.00
+221.9%
-59.4%$1.53B$1.02B7.751,704News Coverage
Gap Down
PLAB
Photronics
4.0579 of 5 stars
$20.52
-0.4%
$35.00
+70.5%
-37.2%$1.30B$862.75M9.801,830News Coverage
Gap Down
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