Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VECO or ERII?

Energy Recovery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Recovery, 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	$666.43M	2.25	-$30.37M	$1.35	19.58
Energy Recovery	$128.35M	8.46	$21.50M	$0.34	55.15

Is VECO or ERII more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Veeco Instruments' net margin of 11.34%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 10.92% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	11.34%	10.92%	6.20%
Energy Recovery	14.35%	8.90%	7.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VECO or ERII?

Veeco Instruments received 118 more outperform votes than Energy Recovery when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.69% of users gave Energy Recovery an outperform vote while only 54.47% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 469 54.47%	Underperform Votes 392 45.53%
Energy Recovery	Outperform Votes 351 59.69%	Underperform Votes 237 40.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, VECO or ERII?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VECO or ERII?

In the previous week, Energy Recovery had 4 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Energy Recovery and 5 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Veeco Instruments' score of 0.05 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Recovery	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VECO or ERII?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Energy Recovery shares are held by company 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 VECO or ERII?

Veeco Instruments currently has a consensus price target of $42.14, indicating a potential upside of 59.45%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Given Veeco Instruments' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Veeco Instruments is more favorable than Energy Recovery.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Energy Recovery beats Veeco Instruments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.