MKS Instruments (MKSI) Competitors

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is ENTG or MKSI more profitable?

Entegris has a net margin of 9.03% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 18.94% beat Entegris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entegris	9.03%	12.83%	5.43%
MKS Instruments	5.30%	18.94%	5.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENTG or MKSI?

MKS Instruments received 48 more outperform votes than Entegris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entegris	Outperform Votes 503 64.32%	Underperform Votes 279 35.68%
MKS Instruments	Outperform Votes 551 71.65%	Underperform Votes 218 28.35%

Do analysts recommend ENTG or MKSI?

Entegris presently has a consensus price target of $124.88, suggesting a potential upside of 25.63%. MKS Instruments has a consensus price target of $140.08, suggesting a potential upside of 70.08%. Given MKS Instruments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than Entegris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entegris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
MKS Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has better valuation & earnings, ENTG or MKSI?

Entegris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MKS Instruments. MKS Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, 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
Entegris	$3.24B	4.63	$292.79M	$1.93	51.50
MKS Instruments	$3.59B	1.55	$190M	$2.80	29.42

Which has more volatility and risk, ENTG or MKSI?

Entegris has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ENTG or MKSI?

In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 3 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MKS Instruments and 16 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat MKS Instruments' score of 0.74 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entegris	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MKS Instruments	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ENTG or MKSI a better dividend stock?

Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Entegris pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS Instruments pays out 31.4% 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.

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

99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MKS Instruments beats Entegris on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.