Critical Comparison: ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and Oxford Instruments (OTCMKTS:OXINF)

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and Oxford Instruments (OTCMKTS:OXINF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ASE Technology and Oxford Instruments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASE Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
Oxford Instruments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares ASE Technology and Oxford Instruments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASE Technology	5.38%	9.90%	4.59%
Oxford Instruments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ASE Technology and Oxford Instruments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASE Technology	$587.79 billion	0.04	$1.16 billion	$0.46	22.15
Oxford Instruments	$536.00 million	N/A	$70.63 million	N/A	N/A

ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.8% of ASE Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ASE Technology beats Oxford Instruments on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ASE Technology

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductors packaging and testing, and electronic manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It develops, constructs, sells, leases, and manages real estate properties; produces substrates; offers information software, equipment leasing, investment advisory, and warehousing management services; commercial complex, after-sales, and support services; manages parking lot services; processes and sells computer and communication peripherals, electronic components, telecommunications equipment, and motherboards; and imports and exports goods and technology. ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

About Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments plc designs and supplies technology products and services in Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Materials & Characterisation, Research & Discovery, and Service & Healthcare. The company offers atomic force, electron, and raman microscopy; deposition and etch tools; low temperature systems; optical imaging; nuclear magnetic resonance, modular optical spectroscopy; and x-ray. Its products are used in various industries, such as advanced manufacturing, agriculture and food, astronomy, automotive and aerospace, bio imaging and life science, chemical and catalysis, energy generation and storage, forensics and environment, geology, petrology, mining, metals, alloys, composites, ceramics, pharma, photonics, polymers, quantum technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, and data storage. Oxford Instruments plc was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.