Camtek (CAMT) Competitors

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) and Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, CAMT or AVTR?

Camtek has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avantor has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAMT or AVTR?

Camtek received 372 more outperform votes than Avantor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.47% of users gave Camtek an outperform vote while only 65.25% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Camtek	Outperform Votes 556 71.47%	Underperform Votes 222 28.53%
Avantor	Outperform Votes 184 65.25%	Underperform Votes 98 34.75%

Is CAMT or AVTR more profitable?

Camtek has a net margin of 26.53% compared to Avantor's net margin of 4.54%. Camtek's return on equity of 24.21% beat Avantor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camtek	26.53%	24.21%	14.26%
Avantor	4.54%	12.24%	5.15%

Does the media favor CAMT or AVTR?

In the previous week, Avantor had 5 more articles in the media than Camtek. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Avantor and 15 mentions for Camtek. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Camtek's score of 0.38 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camtek	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avantor	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CAMT or AVTR?

Camtek presently has a consensus price target of $112.44, suggesting a potential upside of 4.95%. Avantor has a consensus price target of $27.38, suggesting a potential upside of 25.99%. Given Avantor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avantor is more favorable than Camtek.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camtek	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CAMT or AVTR?

Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Camtek. Avantor 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
Camtek	$315.38M	15.41	$78.63M	$2.17	49.37
Avantor	$6.82B	2.17	$321.10M	$0.46	47.25

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CAMT or AVTR?

41.9% of Camtek shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.4% of Camtek shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Avantor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Camtek beats Avantor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.