Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $32.43, indicating a potential upside of 55.09%. Amkor Technology has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.94%. Given Amkor Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Amkor Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media prefer VECO or AMKR?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments had 1 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Veeco Instruments and 7 mentions for Amkor Technology. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.62 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amkor Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VECO or AMKR?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VECO or AMKR?

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, 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
Veeco Instruments	$717.30M	1.69	$73.71M	$1.24	16.86
Amkor Technology	$6.32B	0.72	$354.01M	$1.43	12.81

Which has more volatility & risk, VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VECO or AMKR?

Veeco Instruments received 136 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.90% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote while only 54.42% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 474 54.42%	Underperform Votes 397 45.58%
Amkor Technology	Outperform Votes 338 61.90%	Underperform Votes 208 38.10%

Is VECO or AMKR more profitable?

Veeco Instruments has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.60%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 9.38% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	10.28%	9.38%	5.48%
Amkor Technology	5.60%	8.59%	5.14%

Summary

Veeco Instruments beats Amkor Technology on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.