Camtek Ltd. $CAMT is Wasatch Advisors LP’s 3rd Largest Position

Wasatch Advisors LP trimmed its position in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) by 22.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,121,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 606,398 shares during the period. Camtek accounts for 2.3% of Wasatch Advisors LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Wasatch Advisors LP owned approximately 4.55% of Camtek worth $346,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its position in Camtek by 38.2% during the first quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,302,009 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $349,008,000 after buying an additional 636,773 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Camtek in the 4th quarter worth about $57,772,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Camtek by 169.8% in the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 479,053 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,325,000 after buying an additional 301,484 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC increased its stake in shares of Camtek by 723.2% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 183,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,758,000 after acquiring an additional 161,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Camtek by 165.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 239,362 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,455,000 after acquiring an additional 149,070 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Camtek from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Camtek from $167.00 to $165.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Camtek from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Camtek 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.25.

Camtek News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results exceeded expectations: Camtek reported earnings of $0.78 per share, topping the $0.76 consensus estimate, while revenue increased 8% year over year to a record $133.2 million, ahead of the $130.2 million forecast. Camtek Announces Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Strong forward guidance: Camtek projected third-quarter revenue of $158 million to $160 million, substantially above the $148.9 million analyst consensus. Management also expects more than 30% growth in the second half of 2026 compared with the first half, with additional growth anticipated in 2027. Camtek Stock Advances on Record Q2 Revenue and Upbeat Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Positive semiconductor-sector momentum: Camtek’s earnings helped lift investor sentiment toward semiconductor equipment companies, while a reported $500 billion NVIDIA partnership provided an additional industry tailwind. Onto Innovation shares also rose following the developments. Onto Innovation Jumps Following Camtek Earnings and NVIDIA Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears unreliable: The report lists short interest at zero shares both currently and in the prior period, along with a mathematically invalid percentage change. As a result, it provides no meaningful evidence of short covering or bearish positioning in CAMT.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a risk: Despite the earnings beat, quarterly EPS was slightly below the $0.79 reported a year earlier. With CAMT trading at a very high earnings multiple, investors may remain sensitive to any slowdown in the company’s projected growth or semiconductor demand.

Camtek Stock Performance

Shares of CAMT stock opened at $164.41 on Wednesday. Camtek Ltd. has a one year low of $75.75 and a one year high of $215.99. The company’s 50-day moving average is $158.44 and its 200 day moving average is $163.29. The company has a market capitalization of $7.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 256.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 7.46 and a current ratio of 8.35.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $133.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $130.44 million. Camtek had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 22.31%. Camtek’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Camtek Ltd. will post 3.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Camtek Company Profile

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.