Onto Innovation Inc. (ONTO) Stock Analysis
Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $251.40 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
Onto Innovation designs, manufactures, and supports metrology and inspection tools for semiconductor manufacturing, including optical metrology, wafer inspection, advanced packaging lithography, and process control software used by silicon wafer manufacturers, IC fabricators,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $251.40 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 79d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Onto Innovation Inc.
Latest news
- These Mag 7 Stocks Report. Google Leads 21 Prospects Onto Top Stock Watchlists. - Investor's Business Daily — Investor's Business Daily positive
- Anthropic Completes Tender Offer, But Employees Hold Onto Shares - Bloomberg.com — Bloomberg.com neutral
- Onto Innovation Stock Climbs 9.2% - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet positive
- Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Reaches New 12-Month High - Time to Buy? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Why Onto Innovation Shares Are Sliding Despite Hype - TipRanks — TipRanks negative
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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- MEDIUMCustomerCustomer A20%10-K Item 1: 'Customer A | | 20 %'
- MEDIUMCustomerCustomer B15%10-K Item 1: 'Customer B | | 15 %'
- MEDIUMCustomerCustomer C14%10-K Item 1: 'Customer C | | 14 %'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $251.40 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $243.07. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $306.36 (+20.4% upside). Prior stop was $243.07. Stop-loss: $243.07.
Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Weak overall score: 4.9/10; Expensive valuation.
Onto Innovation Inc. trades at a P/E of 118.4 (forward 26.8). TrendMatrix value score: 3.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover ONTO with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $352.
What does Onto Innovation Inc. do?Onto Innovation designs, manufactures, and supports metrology and inspection tools for semiconductor manufacturing,...
Onto Innovation designs, manufactures, and supports metrology and inspection tools for semiconductor manufacturing, including optical metrology, wafer inspection, advanced packaging lithography, and process control software used by silicon wafer manufacturers, IC fabricators, and advanced packaging makers. Over 190 customers in 25+ countries purchased tools in 2025, with three customers each exceeding 10% of revenue.