MKS Instruments (MKSI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MKSI or ENTG?

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 64.08% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MKS Instruments	Outperform Votes 551 71.65%	Underperform Votes 218 28.35%
Entegris	Outperform Votes 503 64.08%	Underperform Votes 282 35.92%

Which has more volatility and risk, MKSI or ENTG?

MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MKSI or ENTG 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
MKS Instruments	5.30%	18.94%	5.02%
Entegris	9.03%	12.83%	5.43%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MKSI or ENTG?

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

Do analysts prefer MKSI or ENTG?

MKS Instruments presently has a consensus target price of $140.08, suggesting a potential upside of 91.37%. Entegris has a consensus target price of $124.88, suggesting a potential upside of 59.12%. Given MKS Instruments' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than Entegris.

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

Does the media refer more to MKSI or ENTG?

In the previous week, Entegris had 2 more articles in the media than MKS Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Entegris and 15 mentions for MKS Instruments. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat MKS Instruments' score of 0.86 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MKS Instruments	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entegris	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MKSI or ENTG?

Entegris has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
MKS Instruments	$3.59B	1.38	$190M	$2.80	26.14
Entegris	$3.24B	3.66	$292.79M	$1.93	40.66

Is MKSI or ENTG a better dividend stock?

MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS Instruments pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entegris pays out 20.7% 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.

Summary

MKS Instruments beats Entegris on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.