Q3 EPS Estimates for Camtek Raised by Northland Securities

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) – Research analysts at Northland Securities lifted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Camtek in a report released on Tuesday, August 11th. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Camtek’s current full-year earnings is $3.16 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Camtek’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. Camtek had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $133.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $130.44 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Camtek from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camtek in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Camtek from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price target on Camtek in a report on Monday, August 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Camtek currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.25.

Camtek Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of CAMT stock opened at $150.65 on Thursday. Camtek has a 52-week low of $75.75 and a 52-week high of $215.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 6.58 and a current ratio of 7.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $164.05. The company has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 235.39, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.58.

Insider Transactions at Camtek

In other news, CEO Rafi Amit sold 6,250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.52, for a total transaction of $1,065,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 55,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,438,282. This represents a 10.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Karni Yarl Andorn sold 3,176 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.40, for a total transaction of $522,134.40. Following the sale, the director owned 1,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $220,789.20. The trade was a 70.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 26,843 shares of company stock valued at $4,514,249. Corporate insiders own 79.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Camtek

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in Camtek by 38.2% in the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,302,009 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,008,000 after acquiring an additional 636,773 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its stake in Camtek by 18.6% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,506,727 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $296,529,000 after acquiring an additional 550,072 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in Camtek during the fourth quarter valued at about $57,772,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Camtek by 169.8% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 479,053 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,325,000 after purchasing an additional 301,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC lifted its holdings in Camtek by 723.2% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 183,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,758,000 after purchasing an additional 161,524 shares during the last quarter. 41.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.