MKSI vs. ENTG, ONTO, AMKR, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, and PDFS
Should you be buying MKS Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MKS Instruments include Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and PDF Solutions (PDFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
MKS Instruments vs.
Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
Entegris has a net margin of 7.13% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 0.90%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 15.79% beat Entegris' return on equity.
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 0.8%. Entegris pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS Instruments pays out 195.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 1 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MKS Instruments and 4 mentions for Entegris. MKS Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Entegris' score of 0.94 indicating that MKS Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MKS Instruments received 46 more outperform votes than Entegris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.60% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 64.40% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote.
Entegris has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Entegris presently has a consensus price target of $134.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.92%. MKS Instruments has a consensus price target of $141.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.72%. Given Entegris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Entegris is more favorable than MKS Instruments.
99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Entegris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MKS Instruments. Entegris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
MKS Instruments beats Entegris on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
