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AMAT vs. KLAC, LRCX, 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 KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), 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.

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KLA$10.85B8.51$2.76B$23.7829.21
Applied Materials$27.64B4.46$7.18B$7.6519.81

KLA pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. KLA pays out 28.6% 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. KLA has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

KLA currently has a consensus price target of $804.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.84%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $208.86, indicating a potential upside of 37.81%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than KLA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
KLA
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Applied Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 35 more articles in the media than KLA. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Applied Materials and 34 mentions for KLA. KLA's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.31 indicating that KLA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
KLA
27 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Materials
54 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

KLA has a net margin of 29.58% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 22.95%. KLA's return on equity of 108.60% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KLA29.58% 108.60% 24.20%
Applied Materials 22.95%39.50%22.12%

86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of KLA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

KLA has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Materials received 1123 more outperform votes than KLA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.97% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave KLA an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KLAOutperform Votes
805
62.21%
Underperform Votes
489
37.79%
Applied MaterialsOutperform Votes
1928
71.97%
Underperform Votes
751
28.03%

Summary

Applied Materials beats KLA on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AMAT vs. The Competition

MetricApplied MaterialsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$123.13B$50.39B$22.91B$7.80B
Dividend Yield1.16%2.72%3.01%4.31%
P/E Ratio19.8138.3941.9718.40
Price / Sales4.4691.332,180.67101.29
Price / Cash18.6526.4934.6734.62
Price / Book6.576.116.094.18
Net Income$7.18B$760.21M$735.36M$247.71M
7 Day Performance10.25%10.13%4.89%6.61%
1 Month Performance0.58%-7.73%-2.13%-2.21%
1 Year Performance-25.48%11.95%52,506.96%4.68%

Applied Materials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.9734 of 5 stars
$151.55
+0.9%
$208.86
+37.8%
-23.3%$123.13B$27.64B19.8133,000Analyst Forecast
Positive News
KLAC
KLA
4.833 of 5 stars
$613.23
-3.3%
$814.11
+32.8%
+3.2%$81.49B$10.85B25.7914,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
LRCX
Lam Research
4.9149 of 5 stars
$61.89
-2.9%
$93.87
+51.7%
-20.8%$79.45B$16.21B18.8017,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
ENTG
Entegris
4.3932 of 5 stars
$66.84
-2.7%
$123.50
+84.8%
-37.2%$10.11B$3.24B34.6310,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.6119 of 5 stars
$110.64
-3.8%
$218.13
+97.1%
-31.2%$5.40B$987.32M27.251,640Analyst Revision
Positive News
MKSI
MKS Instruments
4.9438 of 5 stars
$59.73
-6.3%
$140.08
+134.5%
-36.3%$4.03B$3.59B21.336,400Positive News
Gap Down
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9519 of 5 stars
$15.75
-1.4%
$31.50
+100.0%
-41.7%$3.89B$6.32B11.0131,300Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
3.9149 of 5 stars
$85.43
-1.6%
$126.56
+48.1%
+7.3%$3.24B$1.48B59.7412,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
FORM
FormFactor
3.7478 of 5 stars
$24.83
-1.4%
$48.50
+95.3%
-35.4%$1.93B$763.60M27.902,100Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Down
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.1169 of 5 stars
$44.58
-0.4%
$131.00
+193.9%
-50.2%$1.43B$1.02B7.251,390Analyst Revision
PLAB
Photronics
4.237 of 5 stars
$17.59
-0.5%
$35.00
+99.0%
-32.7%$1.12B$862.75M8.421,830

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