Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) CFO Sells $601,665.54 in Stock

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) CFO Moshe Eisenberg sold 3,759 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.06, for a total value of $601,665.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 16,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,702,453.04. The trade was a 18.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Moshe Eisenberg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Moshe Eisenberg sold 645 shares of Camtek stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.67, for a total value of $111,372.15.

Camtek Stock Down 4.3%

CAMT stock opened at $165.38 on Friday. Camtek Ltd. has a 1-year low of $75.75 and a 1-year high of $215.99. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $158.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $163.73. The company has a current ratio of 7.38, a quick ratio of 7.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.72 billion, a PE ratio of 258.41, a PEG ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 1.58.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $133.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $130.44 million. Camtek had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 21.58%. Camtek’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Camtek Ltd. will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

More Camtek News

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly constructive on Camtek. The stock carries a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with seven Buy ratings and seven Holds; the average price target is approximately $173.25, while some analysts maintain targets as high as $200. Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Camtek
• Positive Sentiment: Semiconductor-equipment stocks, including CAMT, benefited from SanDisk’s bullish financial targets. The update reinforced expectations for memory demand, AI infrastructure investment and broader semiconductor capital spending—potential tailwinds for Camtek’s inspection and metrology systems. Lam Research, Applied Materials, and Camtek Rise After SanDisk Issues Bullish Financial Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Camtek’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations: EPS was $0.78 versus the $0.76 consensus, while revenue reached $133.24 million versus estimates of $130.44 million. Revenue increased 8% year over year, supporting the company’s growth outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional ownership data showed additional buying by several investors, including Vanguard, Migdal Insurance and Y.D. More Investments. Institutions and hedge funds own approximately 41.9% of CAMT, providing some shareholder support but not necessarily an immediate trading catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insiders sold shares in recent transactions. CFO Moshe Eisenberg sold approximately $713,000 across two trades, Director Lior Aviram sold about $545,500, and VP Orit Geva-Dvash sold roughly $72,200. Although each retained shares, the concentrated selling may weigh on sentiment and raise near-term caution. Camtek Insider Selling Report
• Negative Sentiment: CAMT remains richly valued, trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 250 and a PEG ratio near 3.9. That valuation leaves the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or a sharper reaction if semiconductor growth expectations weaken.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Camtek

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAMT. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Camtek by 61.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Camtek by 12.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 149,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,749,000 after acquiring an additional 16,117 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Camtek by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 39,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,333,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Camtek by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,841 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Camtek by 8.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 263,836 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,310,000 after purchasing an additional 20,237 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on CAMT shares. Northland Securities set a $174.00 price target on Camtek in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camtek in a research report on Tuesday. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Camtek in a report on Monday, April 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Camtek from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Camtek has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $173.25.

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) is a provider of automated inspection and metrology solutions for the semiconductor and printed circuit board (PCB) industries. The company develops, manufactures and markets a suite of inline and stand-alone systems that perform high?resolution 2D and 3D measurements, defect review and process control. Its products are used by integrated device manufacturers, foundries, OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) providers, and PCB fabricators to optimize yield, improve product quality and reduce production costs.

Camtek’s core offerings include wafer inspection systems that detect and classify defects on patterned wafers, patterned wafer metrology tools for overlay and critical dimension measurements, and advanced packaging inspection platforms for 3D ICs and fan-out wafer-level packaging.