ON Semiconductor (ON) Competitors

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is ACLS or ON more profitable?

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 17.69% compared to ON Semiconductor's net margin of 7.28%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat ON Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%
ON Semiconductor	7.28%	15.33%	9.42%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ACLS or ON?

ON Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON Semiconductor, 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
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.51	$200.99M	$4.89	16.62
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	2.99	$1.57B	$1.07	48.46

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACLS or ON?

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts recommend ACLS or ON?

Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. ON Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $56.84, indicating a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than ON Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ON Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has more risk & volatility, ACLS or ON?

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ON Semiconductor has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ACLS or ON?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 259 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 268 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 9 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.83 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ON Semiconductor	148 Very Positive mention(s)	37 Positive mention(s)	53 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Axcelis Technologies and ON Semiconductor tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.