MKSI vs. ST, IPGP, IEX, MLAB, HURC, ENTG, ONTO, AMKR, FORM, and AEIS
Should you be buying MKS Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MKS Instruments include Sensata Technologies (ST), IPG Photonics (IPGP), IDEX (IEX), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Hurco Companies (HURC), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Amkor Technology (AMKR), FormFactor (FORM), and Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS).
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.
MKS Instruments received 96 more outperform votes than Sensata Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.77% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote.
Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sensata Technologies pays out -436.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MKS Instruments pays out -3.3% 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. Sensata Technologies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Sensata Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than MKS Instruments. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sensata Technologies has a net margin of -0.35% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of -48.24%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 17.58% beat Sensata Technologies' return on equity.
99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 6 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for MKS Instruments and 6 mentions for Sensata Technologies. MKS Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.97 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $43.78, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. MKS Instruments has a consensus target price of $141.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Given Sensata Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.
Summary
Sensata Technologies beats MKS Instruments on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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