Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) & Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) Head-To-Head Contrast

Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) and Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Energous and Camtek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energous	-76.37%	-28.67%	-24.91%
Camtek	7.40%	21.58%	10.89%

Volatility and Risk

Energous has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camtek has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Energous and Camtek”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energous	$5.63 million	11.99	-$9.59 million	($2.21)	-5.52
Camtek	$496.07 million	14.03	$50.72 million	$0.64	233.00

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.3% of Energous shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of Camtek shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Energous shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.4% of Camtek 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Energous and Camtek, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energous	1	1	0	0	1.50
Camtek	0	7	7	0	2.50

Camtek has a consensus price target of $173.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.18%. Given Camtek’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Camtek is more favorable than Energous.

Summary

Camtek beats Energous on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energous

Energous Corporation provides wireless charging system solutions in the United States. The company develops WattUp wireless power networks technology that consists of semiconductor chipsets; software controls; hardware designs; and antennas that enables radio frequency-based charging for Internet of Things devices. Its products are used in asset trackers; sensors; retail displays; and security devices; smart home; medical; industrial; and other sensors; electronic shelf labeling; logistics and asset tracking tags and sensors; computer mice and keyboards; remote controls; gaming consoles and controllers; hearing aids; rechargeable batteries; automotive accessories; smart textiles; wearables; and medical devices. The company was formerly known as DvineWave Inc. and changed its name to Energous Corporation in January 2014. Energous Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose; California.

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for semiconductor industry. The company provides Eagle-i, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver superior 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle, a panel inspection and metrology system to address the challenges fanout wafer level packaging applications. It also develops automatic defect classification, which provides automatic defect classification of color images utilizing deep learning techniques to reduce and eliminate manual verification. In addition, the company offers MicroProf AP, a wafer metrology tool for applications at 3D packaging process steps; MicroProf DI, an optical inspection tool that enables inspection of structured and unstructured wafers for manufacturing process; MicroProf FE, a 2D/3D wafer metrology tool that serve front end HVM fab; MicroProf FS, an wafer metrology tool configurable for wafer foundry; MicroProf PT for hybrid metrology applications to common panel sizes; MicroProf MHU metrology tool, a material handling unit for semiconductor, MEMS, sapphire, and LED industries; MicroProf TL, an optical surface measurement tool for fully automatic 3D surface measurements; MicroProf 100, a universal surface metrology tool for determination of topography and film and sample thickness; MicroProf 200, a measuring device for contactless and non-destructive characterization of surfaces and films; and MicroProf 300, a SurfaceSens technology for quality assurance, development, and manufacturing. It serves semiconductor manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test, integrated device manufacturers, and wafer level packaging subcontractors. Camtek Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Migdal Haemek, Israel.