AMKR vs. ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, and COHU
Should you be buying Amkor Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amkor Technology include Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Cohu (COHU). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Amkor Technology vs.
Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Amkor Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Entegris pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amkor Technology pays out 22.3% 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. Amkor Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Entegris and Entegris both had 8 articles in the media. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.33 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Entegris received 166 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.40% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote while only 61.81% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote.
Entegris has a net margin of 7.13% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.68%. Entegris' return on equity of 12.24% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.
42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Entegris currently has a consensus price target of $134.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.46%. Amkor Technology has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.25%. Given Amkor Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than Entegris.
Entegris has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Entegris beats Amkor Technology on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AMKR) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
