Analyzing ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) & Lasertec (OTCMKTS:LSRCF)

ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) and Lasertec (OTCMKTS:LSRCF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for ACM Research and Lasertec, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACM Research	0	0	5	0	3.00
Lasertec	0	0	0	0	N/A

ACM Research presently has a consensus target price of $31.88, suggesting a potential upside of 11.43%. Given ACM Research’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Lasertec.

Profitability

This table compares ACM Research and Lasertec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACM Research	13.87%	9.23%	5.79%
Lasertec	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ACM Research and Lasertec’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACM Research	$557.72 million	2.88	$77.35 million	$1.17	24.45
Lasertec	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ACM Research has higher revenue and earnings than Lasertec.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

ACM Research beats Lasertec on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACM Research

ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the SAPS, TEBO, ULTRA C, ULTRA Fn, Ultra ECP, Ultra ECP map, and Ultra ECP ap trademarks through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About Lasertec

Lasertec Corporation engages in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of inspection and measurement equipment in Japan and internationally. The company offers semiconductor related products, which includes mask related systems for extreme ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet solutions, and wafers inspection and review systems; and FPD photomask inspection systems. It also provides laser microscopes, electro-chemical reaction visualizing confocal, and coating thickness scanning system; and in-situ observation at ultra high temperature confocal scanning laser microscope. 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.