Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) Price Target Raised to $200.00 at Jefferies Financial Group

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) had its price target lifted by Jefferies Financial Group from $185.00 to $200.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

CAMT has been the topic of several other research reports. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Camtek in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Camtek from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Camtek from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $174.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a research report on Wednesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $174.33.

Camtek Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CAMT opened at $168.88 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 194.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 8.35 and a quick ratio of 7.31. Camtek has a 1 year low of $62.88 and a 1 year high of $215.99. The company’s 50-day moving average is $172.72 and its 200 day moving average is $143.24.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $121.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $120.15 million. Camtek had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 22.95%. The business’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Camtek will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Camtek

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Camtek during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,503,000. Brown Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Camtek by 1.2% during the third quarter. Brown Capital Management LLC now owns 1,153,943 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $121,222,000 after buying an additional 13,806 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Camtek by 1.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,079,022 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $113,454,000 after buying an additional 15,432 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Camtek by 42.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 51,694 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,430,000 after buying an additional 15,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ariose Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Camtek during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,903,000. 41.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Camtek

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on Camtek to $200 from $185 and reiterated a buy rating, signaling confidence in further upside for Camtek Ltd. (CAMT). Jefferies raises Camtek price target
• Positive Sentiment: Needham also increased its price target to $190 from $175 and kept a buy rating, adding another bullish analyst view after the company’s latest results. Needham raises Camtek price target
• Positive Sentiment: Camtek’s Q1 2026 earnings beat expectations, with EPS of $0.70 versus $0.69 expected and revenue of $121.66 million versus $120.15 million expected, while management guided Q2 revenue to $129 million-$131 million and said it expects stronger second-half growth. Camtek Q1 2026 results
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles and the earnings call transcript focused on the Q1 update and management commentary, reinforcing that the market is weighing the company’s growth outlook against near-term earnings quality. Camtek Q1 2026 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the revenue beat and higher guidance, Camtek’s stock has fallen because Q1 profitability declined year over year, with net income and operating income under pressure, leading investors to focus on margin compression. Camtek drops after Q1 profit decline

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.