Lumentum (LITE) Competitors

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MKSI or LITE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MKS	$3.59B	1.89	$190M	$3.35	29.95
Lumentum	$1.47B	4.61	-$546.50M	-$6.45	-15.18

Which has more volatility & risk, MKSI or LITE?

MKS has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumentum has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MKSI or LITE?

MKS presently has a consensus target price of $118.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.39%. Lumentum has a consensus target price of $85.53, suggesting a potential downside of 12.63%. Given MKS's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MKS is more favorable than Lumentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MKS	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Lumentum	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MKSI or LITE?

99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Lumentum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lumentum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MKSI or LITE more profitable?

MKS has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Lumentum's net margin of -29.87%. MKS's return on equity of 20.67% beat Lumentum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MKS	6.21%	20.67%	5.49%
Lumentum	-29.87%	-8.69%	-1.98%

Does the media favor MKSI or LITE?

In the previous week, MKS had 7 more articles in the media than Lumentum. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MKS and 12 mentions for Lumentum. Lumentum's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat MKS's score of 0.88 indicating that Lumentum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MKS	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lumentum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MKS beats Lumentum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.