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ONTO vs. ACLS, AMAT, CAMT, FORM, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NVMI, UCTT, and VECO

Should you be buying Onto Innovation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Onto Innovation include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Camtek (CAMT), FormFactor (FORM), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), Nova (NVMI), Ultra Clean (UCTT), and Veeco Instruments (VECO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Onto Innovation vs. Its Competitors

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Onto Innovation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Onto Innovation$987.32M5.47$201.67M$4.0427.28
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.51$200.99M$4.8916.63

Onto Innovation currently has a consensus price target of $137.86, suggesting a potential upside of 25.10%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.67%. Given Onto Innovation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Onto Innovation is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Onto Innovation
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Onto Innovation. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 31 mentions for Onto Innovation. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Onto Innovation's score of 0.56 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation
14 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axcelis Technologies
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 19.29% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 17.69%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Onto Innovation19.29% 14.38% 13.14%
Axcelis Technologies 17.69%16.26%12.27%

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Axcelis Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ONTO vs. The Competition

MetricOnto InnovationNanotechnology IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.13B$1.38B$29.67B$20.66B
Dividend YieldN/A0.28%3.11%3.66%
P/E Ratio27.286.8251.2328.37
Price / Sales5.474.151,448.9960.19
Price / Cash15.7914.8235.5322.93
Price / Book2.752.089.195.38
Net Income$201.67M$33.63M$803.11M$994.60M
7 Day Performance16.39%4.62%0.62%1.50%
1 Month Performance8.20%2.22%0.47%0.49%
1 Year Performance-42.77%-29.61%24,079.07%18.07%

Onto Innovation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.4884 of 5 stars
$110.20
+5.3%
$137.86
+25.1%
-45.7%$5.13B$987.32M27.281,551Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.9642 of 5 stars
$70.88
+3.1%
$90.00
+27.0%
-30.6%$2.28B$1.02B12.981,563Positive News
Earnings Report
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7086 of 5 stars
$182.82
+1.6%
$204.09
+11.6%
-3.6%$146.71B$27.18B22.2435,700Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
CAMT
Camtek
3.456 of 5 stars
$96.77
+1.3%
$89.00
-8.0%
-8.8%$4.41B$429.23M37.08400Earnings Report
FORM
FormFactor
3.8536 of 5 stars
$29.30
+1.3%
$41.14
+40.4%
-35.4%$2.26B$763.60M52.322,115
KLAC
KLA
4.6936 of 5 stars
$915.62
+3.3%
$890.59
-2.7%
+21.9%$121.08B$12.16B30.1315,230Positive News
Dividend Announcement
LRCX
Lam Research
4.6164 of 5 stars
$98.41
+2.1%
$107.09
+8.8%
+26.3%$125.88B$18.44B23.6617,450Positive News
MKSI
MKS
4.9013 of 5 stars
$94.00
+1.3%
$120.00
+27.7%
-9.2%$6.34B$3.59B28.0610,200Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
NVMI
Nova
1.3876 of 5 stars
$272.75
+3.5%
$282.50
+3.6%
+20.8%$8.02B$743.95M41.204,149News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
UCTT
Ultra Clean
4.1067 of 5 stars
$23.30
+4.5%
$30.67
+31.6%
-38.9%$1.06B$2.10B-6.898,237Positive News
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.5133 of 5 stars
$20.71
+1.3%
$30.43
+46.9%
-34.6%$1.24B$717.30M19.361,231Earnings Report

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