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$44.65 +3.74 (+9.14%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

AZTA vs. ACLS, VECO, ACMR, BRC, ERII, SPXC, ESAB, MOG.B, WFRD, and CHX

Should you be buying Azenta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Azenta include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), ACM Research (ACMR), Brady (BRC), Energy Recovery (ERII), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), Moog (MOG.B), Weatherford International (WFRD), and ChampionX (CHX).

Azenta vs.

Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

In the previous week, Azenta had 1 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Azenta and 15 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Azenta's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.17 indicating that Azenta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Azenta
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axcelis Technologies
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Axcelis Technologies received 537 more outperform votes than Azenta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.45% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote while only 40.38% of users gave Azenta an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AzentaOutperform Votes
21
40.38%
Underperform Votes
31
59.62%
Axcelis TechnologiesOutperform Votes
558
71.45%
Underperform Votes
223
28.55%

Azenta currently has a consensus target price of $63.60, indicating a potential upside of 42.44%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $167.33, indicating a potential upside of 135.68%. Given Axcelis Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Azenta.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Azenta
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 20.65% compared to Azenta's net margin of -25.01%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 24.16% beat Azenta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Azenta-25.01% 1.03% 0.89%
Axcelis Technologies 20.65%24.16%17.03%

Azenta has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Azenta$656.32M3.33-$164.17M-$2.97-15.03
Axcelis Technologies$1.13B2.04$246.26M$6.7610.50

99.1% of Azenta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Azenta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats Azenta on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AZTA vs. The Competition

MetricAzentaSpecial industry machinery IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.18B$18.88B$5.06B$8.89B
Dividend YieldN/A1.65%4.97%4.06%
P/E Ratio-15.0316.7489.0213.30
Price / Sales3.3313.731,207.2881.01
Price / Cash14.7423.5839.1736.03
Price / Book1.233.666.085.74
Net Income-$164.17M$589.57M$119.07M$225.93M
7 Day Performance4.75%-1.90%-1.84%-1.32%
1 Month Performance2.08%-8.47%-3.65%0.60%
1 Year Performance-21.68%1.28%31.62%26.23%

Azenta Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AZTA
Azenta
3.7985 of 5 stars
$44.65
+9.1%
$63.60
+42.4%
-20.3%$2.18B$656.32M-15.033,500Insider Trade
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.7969 of 5 stars
$71.00
+1.1%
$167.33
+135.7%
-46.1%$2.31B$1.13B10.501,704Analyst Revision
VECO
Veeco Instruments
2.5754 of 5 stars
$26.15
+0.6%
$42.14
+61.2%
-10.4%$1.48B$666.43M19.371,215
ACMR
ACM Research
4.2885 of 5 stars
$18.68
+1.5%
$33.00
+76.7%
+0.1%$1.06B$728.97M14.151,590Positive News
BRC
Brady
3.2827 of 5 stars
$70.72
+1.6%
$65.00
-8.1%
+31.0%$3.37B$1.39B17.385,700Earnings Report
ERII
Energy Recovery
4.6582 of 5 stars
$15.50
+1.0%
$20.33
+31.2%
-21.2%$888.67M$128.35M45.59250Analyst Forecast
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.0226 of 5 stars
$166.66
-0.8%
$141.00
-15.4%
+91.7%$7.79B$1.74B44.804,100
ESAB
ESAB
2.7643 of 5 stars
$122.01
+0.7%
$124.14
+1.7%
+54.4%$7.33B$2.77B28.579,000Analyst Downgrade
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$215.85
+0.1%
N/A+61.1%$6.90B$3.61B33.6714,000
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.9201 of 5 stars
$82.43
+0.1%
$147.29
+78.7%
-13.1%$5.98B$5.14B11.5818,500
CHX
ChampionX
4.4009 of 5 stars
$30.70
+0.6%
$41.33
+34.6%
+3.6%$5.85B$3.67B19.077,100Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:AZTA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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