Mistras Group (NYSE:MG – Get Free Report) and MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mistras Group and MKS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mistras Group | $724.02 million | 0.83 | $16.84 million | $0.70 | 26.88 |
| MKS | $3.93 billion | 6.68 | $295.00 million | $4.78 | 81.30 |
Risk and Volatility
Mistras Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Mistras Group and MKS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mistras Group | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| MKS | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2.87 |
Mistras Group presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.98%. MKS has a consensus price target of $343.77, indicating a potential downside of 11.54%. Given Mistras Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mistras Group is more favorable than MKS.
Profitability
This table compares Mistras Group and MKS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mistras Group | 3.06% | 13.60% | 5.35% |
| MKS | 8.06% | 21.49% | 6.54% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
74.9% of Mistras Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Mistras Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
MKS beats Mistras Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mistras Group
Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the United States, other Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers non-destructive testing services; inline inspection for pipelines; and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it builds monitoring systems, as well as provides inspection, maintenance, monitoring and data services; and Web-based solutions. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures; and ultrasonic testing equipment. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, power generation and transmission, civil infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and other process industries, as well as infrastructure, research, and engineering industries. Mistras Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
About MKS
MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. The VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and vacuum technology. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, beam measurement and profiling, precision motion control, vibration isolation systems, photonics instruments, temperature sensing, opto-mechanical components, optical elements, systems for flexible PCB laser processing, and laser-based systems, as well as high density interconnect PCB and package manufacturing. The MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, software, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.
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