Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $176.75

Shares of Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $175.08.

CAMT has been the subject of several research reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Camtek from $165.00 to $152.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camtek in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on shares of Camtek from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Karni Yarl Andorn sold 3,176 shares of Camtek stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.40, for a total transaction of $522,134.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,343 shares in the company, valued at $220,789.20. This trade represents a 70.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Rafi Amit sold 6,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 55,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,438,282. The trade was a 10.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 26,843 shares of company stock valued at $4,514,249. 79.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Camtek

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAMT. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Camtek by 38.2% during the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 636,773 shares during the period. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its holdings in Camtek by 20.8% in the 1st quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 783,365 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $114,901,000 after acquiring an additional 134,791 shares in the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its holdings in Camtek by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 349,773 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $51,836,000 after acquiring an additional 35,811 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in Camtek by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 59,485 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,711,000 after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Camtek in the 1st quarter worth approximately $8,296,000. 41.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Camtek Stock Performance

Shares of CAMT opened at $129.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 7.38 and a quick ratio of 6.58. Camtek has a one year low of $91.91 and a one year high of $215.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 202.30, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.56. The business has a fifty day moving average of $148.06 and a 200 day moving average of $160.31.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $133.24 million for 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 revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Camtek will post 3.29 EPS for the current year.

More Camtek News

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised 2027 outlook: Camtek reportedly set a 2027 revenue outlook above $800 million, reinforcing expectations for continued demand for its semiconductor inspection and metrology equipment. Camtek sets 2027 revenue outlook above USD 800 million
• Positive Sentiment: Higher earnings forecasts: Northland Securities raised its estimates for Q3 and Q4 2026, FY2026, every quarter of 2027, and FY2027. Its FY2027 EPS forecast increased to $4.60 from $4.20, while FY2026 rose to $3.35 from $3.27. Northland Securities earnings estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Potential earnings beat: Zacks cited Camtek’s history of positive earnings surprises and favorable estimate trends as factors that could support another quarterly beat. A technical “hammer” pattern was also viewed as a possible sign that selling pressure is easing. Why Camtek is poised to beat earnings estimates again
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst support remains favorable: Needham maintained a Buy rating while lowering its price target to $170 from $190. Analysts collectively maintain a “Moderate Buy” view, with a reported consensus target of $176.75. Camtek rated Moderate Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns are weighing on the stock: Commentary accompanying Camtek’s raised revenue outlook questioned whether its AI-driven growth is already priced in. With the shares well below their 52-week high but still carrying a premium valuation, investors may be taking profits or demanding stronger near-term results. Camtek raises guidance but AI growth may be priced in

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) is an Israel-based provider of inspection and metrology systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company develops equipment and software designed to identify defects, measure wafer and package characteristics, and support process control during the production of integrated circuits.

Camtek’s product portfolio serves a range of applications, including advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration, chiplets, memory, foundry and logic manufacturing, and other high-density semiconductor processes.