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CAMT vs. ACLS, AMAT, FORM, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NVMI, UCTT, VECO, and ONTO

Should you be buying Camtek stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Camtek include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Applied Materials (AMAT), FormFactor (FORM), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), Nova (NVMI), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Camtek vs. Its Competitors

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Camtek$429.23M10.91$118.51M$2.7337.62
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.98$200.99M$4.8919.74

In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Camtek. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 3 mentions for Camtek. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Camtek's score of 0.65 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Camtek has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Camtek28.36% 23.95% 14.98%
Axcelis Technologies 17.69%16.26%12.27%

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

Camtek presently has a consensus price target of $96.10, suggesting a potential downside of 6.44%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.76%. Given Camtek's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Camtek is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Camtek
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Camtek beats Axcelis Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CAMT vs. The Competition

MetricCamtekELEC MSRNG INST IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.67B$18.14B$31.81B$10.30B
Dividend YieldN/A0.19%3.14%4.61%
P/E Ratio37.5434.78453.7826.09
Price / Sales10.918.221,722.58169.46
Price / Cash35.2389.4838.0661.52
Price / Book8.507.827.236.30
Net Income$118.51M$297.53M$809.16M$271.03M
7 Day Performance1.55%0.65%-0.38%-0.14%
1 Month Performance24.38%16.80%6.85%6.44%
1 Year Performance33.99%69.83%24,229.02%28.85%

Camtek Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAMT
Camtek
2.8206 of 5 stars
$103.35
+0.8%
$96.10
-7.0%
+35.6%$4.71B$429.23M37.86400
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.4153 of 5 stars
$87.30
+2.0%
$90.00
+3.1%
-6.2%$2.69B$1.02B17.851,563Positive News
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AMAT
Applied Materials
4.2367 of 5 stars
$170.93
+1.9%
$192.92
+12.9%
+2.4%$133.68B$27.18B20.3735,700Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
FORM
FormFactor
3.1481 of 5 stars
$30.72
+1.9%
$38.29
+24.6%
-17.9%$2.32B$763.60M54.862,115Positive News
KLAC
KLA
4.5245 of 5 stars
$988.91
+2.6%
$890.59
-9.9%
+38.7%$127.21B$12.16B32.5415,200Analyst Forecast
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5757 of 5 stars
$119.21
+1.9%
$107.96
-9.4%
+62.2%$148.03B$18.44B28.6619,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MKSI
MKS
4.1224 of 5 stars
$116.38
+1.1%
$119.80
+2.9%
+13.5%$7.73B$3.59B29.5410,200Positive News
NVMI
Nova
1.5353 of 5 stars
$299.43
+2.2%
$282.50
-5.7%
+51.3%$8.62B$672.40M40.744,149Positive News
UCTT
Ultra Clean
3.1428 of 5 stars
$25.72
+1.9%
$30.67
+19.2%
-19.2%$1.14B$2.10B-7.618,237Positive News
Gap Down
VECO
Veeco Instruments
2.8791 of 5 stars
$26.11
+3.0%
$27.33
+4.7%
-8.4%$1.52B$717.30M25.601,231News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.1441 of 5 stars
$116.24
+4.7%
$137.86
+18.6%
-34.4%$5.44B$987.32M28.771,551Positive News
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Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:CAMT) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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