Lior Aviram Sells 3,347 Shares of Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) Stock

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) Director Lior Aviram sold 3,347 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.99, for a total transaction of $545,527.53. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,836.35. The trade was a 17.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Camtek Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CAMT opened at $165.38 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 7.46 and a current ratio of 7.38. Camtek Ltd. has a 52 week low of $75.75 and a 52 week high of $215.99. The firm has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a PE ratio of 258.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $158.11 and its 200-day moving average is $163.73.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $130.44 million. Camtek had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 7.40%.Camtek’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Camtek Ltd. will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Camtek

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAMT. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Camtek during the 2nd quarter worth about $57,000. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Camtek by 51.1% in the 2nd quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,272 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,491,000 after purchasing an additional 5,167 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Camtek by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,072 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Cim LLC boosted its position in shares of Camtek by 168.7% during the 1st quarter. Cim LLC now owns 15,536 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,355,000 after purchasing an additional 9,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Camtek by 46.8% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CAMT shares. Northland Securities set a $174.00 price target on Camtek in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Camtek from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays upped their target price on Camtek from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of 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 shares of Camtek in a report on Monday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Camtek has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $173.25.

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.

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.