Lasertec (OTCMKTS:LSRCF – Get Free Report) and Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lasertec and Ichor’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lasertec | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ichor | $1.28 billion | 0.82 | $72.80 million | $2.23 | 16.26 |
Ichor has higher revenue and earnings than Lasertec.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lasertec | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ichor | 5.34% | 14.63% | 7.80% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lasertec and Ichor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lasertec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Ichor | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
Ichor has a consensus price target of $38.14, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Given Ichor’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ichor is more favorable than Lasertec.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
87.3% of Ichor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ichor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Ichor beats Lasertec on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lasertec
Lasertec Corporation engages in development, manufacture, sale, and service of semiconductor-related and flat panel display (FPD)-related systems, and laser microscopes in Japan and internationally. It offers inspection and measurement systems for mask blanks, photomasks, and wafers; FPD photomask inspection systems; laser microscopes, which are used in the areas as semiconductor materials, transparent films, coating materials, inorganic and organic materials, biological samples, metal parts, and plastic components; and lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as NJS Corporation and changed its name to Lasertec Corporation in 1986. Lasertec Corporation was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.
About Ichor
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. engages in the design, engineering, and manufacture of fluid delivery subsystems and components for semiconductor capital equipment. It primarily offers gas and chemical delivery systems and subsystems that are used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. The company's gas delivery subsystems deliver, monitor, and control gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, such as etch and deposition; and chemical delivery subsystems blend and dispense the reactive liquid chemistries used in semiconductor manufacturing processes comprising chemical-mechanical planarization, electroplating, and cleaning. In addition, it manufactures precision machined components, weldments, electron beam, laser-welded components, precision vacuum and hydrogen brazing, surface treatment technologies, and other proprietary products. The company primarily markets its products to equipment OEMs in the semiconductor equipment in Japan. Ichor Holdings, Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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