ACM Research (ACMR) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments currently has a consensus target price of $38.43, suggesting a potential downside of 2.19%. ACM Research has a consensus target price of $31.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Given Veeco Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACM Research 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VECO or ACMR?

ACM Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACM Research, 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	$666.44M	3.32	-$30.37M	-$0.65	-60.45
ACM Research	$557.72M	2.61	$77.35M	$1.17	21.85

Does the media refer more to VECO or ACMR?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments had 7 more articles in the media than ACM Research. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Veeco Instruments and 15 mentions for ACM Research. ACM Research's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Veeco Instruments' score of 0.71 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ACM Research	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VECO or ACMR more profitable?

ACM Research has a net margin of 13.87% compared to ACM Research's net margin of -4.56%. ACM Research's return on equity of 11.10% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	-4.56%	11.10%	5.73%
ACM Research	13.87%	9.23%	5.79%

Which has more risk & volatility, VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VECO or ACMR?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VECO or ACMR?

Veeco Instruments received 250 more outperform votes than ACM Research when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.84% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 54.74% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 462 54.74%	Underperform Votes 382 45.26%
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 212 65.84%	Underperform Votes 110 34.16%

Summary

ACM Research beats Veeco Instruments on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.