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Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for ONTO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-10-06

DayWeekMonth3 months
ONTO−3.6%+3.0%+17.1%+7.6%
Testing & Metrology−2.0%+7.1%+17.2%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+0.8%+7.0%+11.0%—

Against the index: 4.0 pts behind on the week, 6.1 pts ahead on the month; against its Testing & Metrology sleeve 0.1 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.9% week · +8.0% month · +11.5% quarter · +49.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 0.76 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How ONTO has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.76 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Onto Innovation Inc moved 0.76% on average · correlation 0.10 · higher than 75% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.16 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.31% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.91% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Process control and equipment · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Process control and equipment

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against ONTO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Onto Innovation Inc

ONTO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Onto Innovation makes process control tools: metrology and inspection systems that check wafers, thin films and finished packages for defects, alongside lithography systems used in advanced packaging and software that manages yield data. Its equipment serves semiconductor makers, wafer producers and packaging houses across several countries. It is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Where it sits in the stack
In our Rubin Build-Out 100 index, Onto sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Testing & Metrology sleeve — the constraint that keeps yield curves honest as chip nodes shrink. Its inspection and metrology systems are a customer touchpoint for chipmakers and packaging houses, catching defects before a device moves further down the line.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group for Onto covers process control and equipment, setting it against KLA, Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML and Nova; the market also weighs it against Camtek in metrology and inspection.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Onto is a Rubin Build-Out 100 constituent and carries a Closelooknet score, with momentum the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
Whether inspection and metrology demand keeps pace with packaging complexity, or whether equipment spending pulls back as chipmakers digest existing capacity.

Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology, and sits in Layer 3 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 60/100 composite (momentum 70, quality 50, valuation 32) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by RBC Capital, 2026-10-02

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for ONTO from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation RBC Capital — at Outperform Initiated to Outperform 2026-10-02

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 75 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What ONTO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 75 m USD 0.5% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.8% in FY2025 28 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 75 m USD · 25% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO)?

Onto Innovation Inc trades as ONTO on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is ONTO in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Onto Innovation Inc is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-10-07.

What is Onto Innovation Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

60 out of 100, with momentum 70, quality 50 and valuation 32 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does ONTO trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned down: Its stochastic crossed down from overbought (%K 91.1 under %D 94.5) 2 sessions ago — momentum is cooling. As of 2026-10-05 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is ONTO doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Onto Innovation Inc is +17.1% against +11.0% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 6.1 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-10-06. Its Testing & Metrology sleeve is +17.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does Onto Innovation Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Process control and equipment), Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO) sits 15.8% below its 52-week high, 14.7% above its 50-day average; KLA Corporation (KLAC) is 32.6% below, Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is 26.7% below, Lam Research Corp (LRCX) is 21.1% below. Put any of them next to ONTO in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Onto Innovation Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Onto Innovation Inc had a beta of 0.76 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 75% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.31% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Onto Innovation Inc do?

Onto Innovation makes process control tools: metrology and inspection systems that check wafers, thin films and finished packages for defects, alongside lithography systems used in advanced packaging and software that manages yield data. Its equipment serves semiconductor makers, wafer producers and packaging houses across several countries. It is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Closelooknet's peer group for Onto covers process control and equipment, setting it against KLA, Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML and Nova; the market also weighs it against Camtek in metrology and inspection.

Where does Onto Innovation Inc sit in the AI build-out?

In our Rubin Build-Out 100 index, Onto sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Testing & Metrology sleeve — the constraint that keeps yield curves honest as chip nodes shrink. Its inspection and metrology systems are a customer touchpoint for chipmakers and packaging houses, catching defects before a device moves further down the line. Onto is a Rubin Build-Out 100 constituent and carries a Closelooknet score, with momentum the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Onto Innovation Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Onto Innovation Inc’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 75 m USD of its own shares, 25% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.8% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Onto Innovation Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Onto Innovation Inc on the Closelooknet wire is a initiation by RBC Capital on 2026-10-02 (at Outperform). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ONTO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

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