Chips · Stock report · Onto Innovation (NYSE: ONTO)
Onto Innovation — 67th of 86 chip stocks on one-month move, with money flow at 62.8 and slowing
The Closelooknet read
Onto Innovation (NYSE: ONTO) sits in the lower part of our chip section: 67th of the 86 stocks we track on one-month move, at -1.13%. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) is 62.8, still positive but slowing, and it is down 6.2 points over 5 days. Its composite score is 53 of 100, with momentum at 38. The stock closed on 14 October at $241.41, below the average close of the last 200 sessions ($258.89), after a cross down that day. We watch whether it climbs back above $258.89 or stays under it, and whether the money-flow reading keeps slipping.
Where Onto stands among testing and metrology peers
Onto is behind most of its peers over the past month. Tokyo-listed Lasertec (6920.T) gained 28.6% and Advantest (6857.T) 22.96%, while FormFactor (FORM) rose 17.72% and Cohu (COHU) 16.55%. Only Nova Ltd (NVMI) at -1.1% and Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) at -12.37% fell in a similar way. Onto is 36.21% below its 52-week closing high of $378.45 from 30 June 2026. Advantest is 3.51% below its high, set on 6 October. The picture is split: some names in the group are near highs, others are far under them.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading is 62.8, labelled warm (our label for the strength of net buying) and decelerating-up, meaning still positive but slowing. It is down 6.2 points over 5 days and 20.6 over 21 days. On our scores Onto rates 53 of 100 overall: balance sheet 94, growth 62, cash quality 61, quality 47, capital allocation 43, momentum 38 and valuation 29. The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, is scored 4 of 8.
Price trend
Onto fell 8.4% on 14 October and 20.69% over five days, and it opened 2.82% lower. It is 16.07% below its 50-day average ($287.63) and 6.75% below its 200-day average. Over three months it is down 14.28%, yet it is still up 52.93% this year and 86.49% over one year. Its typical daily swing is about 5.29%. The 52-week low close is $124.09, set on 18 November 2025.
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