Camtek (CAMT) Competitors

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACLS or CAMT?

Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Camtek. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camtek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.59	$200.99M	$4.89	17.13
Camtek	$429.23M	9.25	$118.51M	$2.73	31.89

Is ACLS or CAMT more profitable?

Camtek has a net margin of 28.36% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 17.69%. Camtek's return on equity of 23.95% beat Axcelis Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%
Camtek	28.36%	23.95%	14.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, ACLS or CAMT?

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camtek has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ACLS or CAMT?

Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. Camtek has a consensus target price of $96.10, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Camtek's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Camtek is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Camtek	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACLS or CAMT?

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of Camtek shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.4% of Camtek shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ACLS or CAMT?

In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Camtek. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 5 mentions for Camtek. Camtek's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that Camtek is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camtek	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Camtek beats Axcelis Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.