Contrasting Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) and 908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS)

908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS) and Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

908 Devices has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.1% of 908 Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are held by institutional investors. 28.2% of 908 Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
908 Devices	1	0	3	0	2.50
Tokyo Electron	0	1	0	0	2.00

908 Devices currently has a consensus target price of $12.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given 908 Devices’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 908 Devices is more favorable than Tokyo Electron.

Profitability

This table compares 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
908 Devices	-56.96%	-12.54%	-8.87%
Tokyo Electron	23.58%	24.38%	18.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
908 Devices	$56.20 million	8.57	$19.49 million	($0.95)	-12.26
Tokyo Electron	$16.23 billion	9.49	$3.79 billion	$4.37	37.65

Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than 908 Devices. 908 Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tokyo Electron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tokyo Electron beats 908 Devices on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 908 Devices

908 Devices Inc., a commercial-stage technology company, provides various purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spectrometry devices to interrogate unknown and invisible materials in life sciences research, bioprocessing, pharma/biopharma, forensics, and adjacent markets. The company's products include MX908, a handheld, battery-powered, and Mass Spec device that is designed for rapid analysis of solid, liquid, vapor, and aerosol materials of unknown identity; Rebel, a small desktop analyzer that provides real-time information on the extracellular environment in bioprocesses; and Maverick, an optical in-line analyzer that offers real-time monitoring and control of multiple bioprocess parameters, including glucose, lactate, and total biomass in mammalian cell cultures, as well as provides process fingerprint data to support large-scale efforts in predictive bioprocess modeling. Its products also comprise Maven and Trace C2, an online device for bioprocess monitoring and control; and ZipChip solution, a plug-and-play, high-resolution separation platform that optimizes Mass Spec sample analysis. The company operates in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and rest of the Americas. 908 Devices Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.