Contrasting Aixtron (AIXXF) and Its Peers

Aixtron (OTCMKTS:AIXXF) is one of 221 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Aixtron to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.3% of Aixtron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Aixtron and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aixtron	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aixtron Competitors	-245.00%	-123.25%	-4.41%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Aixtron and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aixtron	0	2	3	0	2.60
Aixtron Competitors	3367	11993	25165	946	2.57

As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 24.83%. Given Aixtron’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aixtron has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aixtron and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aixtron	N/A	N/A	-82.31
Aixtron Competitors	$11.36 billion	$1.79 billion	43.39

Aixtron’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Aixtron. Aixtron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Aixtron rivals beat Aixtron on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Aixtron Company Profile

AIXTRON SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It develops, produces, and installs equipment for the deposition of semiconductor materials; and offers deposition processes, consulting, training, customer support, and other related services, as well as peripheral devices and services for the operation of its systems. The company's product portfolio includes MOCVD, CVD and PECVD, and OVPD and PVPD systems. It also supplies deposition equipment for volume production, as well as for research and development and pre-series productions. The company's products are used in a range of compound semiconductors and optoelectronic applications, as well as lasers, LED, display technologies, optical and wireless data transmission, SiC and GaN power electronics, and other applications. AIXTRON SE was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany.