Avnet (AVT) Competitors $56.27 +0.14 (+0.25%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.07 -2.20 (-3.91%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVT vs. ACLS, CYBR, IDCC, MPWR, A, ARW, ITT, PAYC, VSH, and PFGCShould you be buying Avnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avnet include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), CyberArk Software (CYBR), InterDigital (IDCC), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Agilent Technologies (A), Arrow Electronics (ARW), ITT (ITT), Paycom Software (PAYC), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), and Performance Food Group (PFGC). Avnet vs. Its Competitors Axcelis Technologies CyberArk Software InterDigital Monolithic Power Systems Agilent Technologies Arrow Electronics ITT Paycom Software Vishay Intertechnology Performance Food Group Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts recommend ACLS or AVT? Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.24%. Avnet has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.92%. Given Axcelis Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Avnet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Axcelis Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Avnet 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media prefer ACLS or AVT? In the previous week, Avnet had 8 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avnet and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Avnet's score of -0.29 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Axcelis Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avnet 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ACLS or AVT more profitable? Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.43%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 18.55% beat Avnet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Axcelis Technologies18.58% 18.55% 13.78% Avnet 1.43%6.96%2.83% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACLS or AVT? 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Avnet shares are held by 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACLS or AVT? Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAxcelis Technologies$1.02B2.28$200.99M$5.4613.23Avnet$23.76B0.20$498.70M$3.5715.76 Which has more volatility & risk, ACLS or AVT? Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAxcelis Technologies beats Avnet on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avnet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvnetELEC PARTS DIST IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.72B$5.30B$27.78B$9.04BDividend Yield2.35%1.88%3.12%4.01%P/E Ratio15.7612.1737.2420.24Price / Sales0.200.412,038.82118.22Price / Cash8.0714.6638.5158.10Price / Book1.031.167.225.67Net Income$498.70M$306.72M$763.57M$249.21M7 Day Performance6.86%6.14%2.77%3.28%1 Month Performance11.34%8.84%6.42%5.55%1 Year Performance11.29%-1.09%51,825.72%21.09% Avnet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTAvnet3.8174 of 5 stars$56.27+0.2%$49.00-12.9%+10.1%$4.72B$23.76B15.7615,462News CoverageAnalyst RevisionACLSAxcelis Technologies4.5611 of 5 stars$69.69flat$136.00+95.1%-49.0%$2.24B$1.02B12.761,563CYBRCyberArk Software1.8982 of 5 stars$406.88+2.3%$416.79+2.4%+47.1%$20.11B$1.00B-218.752,140Positive NewsIDCCInterDigital1.834 of 5 stars$224.23-2.9%$160.00-28.6%+89.0%$5.82B$868.52M17.78420Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionMPWRMonolithic Power Systems4.8774 of 5 stars$731.38-0.6%$789.42+7.9%-9.6%$35.02B$2.21B19.423,250Positive NewsInsider TradeAAgilent Technologies4.7358 of 5 stars$118.06-0.9%$140.92+19.4%-3.9%$33.54B$6.51B29.1518,100Positive NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeARWArrow Electronics3.4944 of 5 stars$127.57+0.2%$115.75-9.3%+10.5%$6.62B$27.92B17.5721,520Positive NewsITTITT4.1413 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+26.3%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700Analyst RevisionPAYCPaycom Software4.4897 of 5 stars$231.57+1.9%$226.90-2.0%+62.7%$13.40B$1.91B33.037,306Positive NewsVSHVishay Intertechnology2.4656 of 5 stars$15.94-0.1%$20.50+28.6%-22.6%$2.16B$2.94B-32.5322,700PFGCPerformance Food Group4.6363 of 5 stars$87.38-0.1%$100.08+14.5%+38.0%$13.64B$58.28B36.4137,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Axcelis Technologies Competitors CyberArk Software Competitors InterDigital Competitors Monolithic Power Systems Competitors Agilent Technologies Competitors Arrow Electronics Competitors ITT Competitors Paycom Software Competitors Vishay Intertechnology Competitors Performance Food Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVT) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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