Shares of Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Buy" from the nine analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $99.38.
A number of brokerages have issued reports on CAMT. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Camtek from $100.00 to $82.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays cut their price target on Camtek from $120.00 to $85.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Bank of America dropped their target price on Camtek from $105.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of Camtek from $110.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Camtek from $120.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Camtek
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CAMT. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Camtek during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in Camtek by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 963,874 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $77,852,000 after purchasing an additional 81,709 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Camtek by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,986 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 966 shares in the last quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Camtek by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Finally, abrdn plc grew its stake in shares of Camtek by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 179,046 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $14,706,000 after buying an additional 36,447 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company's stock.
Camtek Trading Down 0.5%
CAMT stock traded down $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $68.28. The company had a trading volume of 169,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 570,207. The stock has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 4.11, a current ratio of 5.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $62.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.63. Camtek has a 12 month low of $47.41 and a 12 month high of $140.50.
Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Camtek had a net margin of 27.61% and a return on equity of 24.99%. As a group, analysts predict that Camtek will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.
Camtek Company Profile
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Get Free ReportCamtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for semiconductor industry. The company provides Eagle-i, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver superior 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle, a panel inspection and metrology system to address the challenges fanout wafer level packaging applications.
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