Financial Analysis: Aixtron (AIXXF) and The Competition

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Aixtron and its competitors, as reported 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 competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aixtron has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aixtron and its competitors gross 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 competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Aixtron. Aixtron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.3% of Aixtron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aixtron and its competitors’ 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%

Summary

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

About Aixtron

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.