Aberdeen Group plc Purchases 23,218 Shares of Camtek Ltd. $CAMT

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Camtek Ltd. by 12.0%, acquiring an additional 23,218 shares and bringing their total holdings to 217,189 shares, valued at approximately $18.46 million.
• Camtek's quarterly earnings report showed earnings per share (EPS) of $0.79, meeting consensus estimates, with revenues of $123.32 million, which surpassed analysts' expectations of $121.57 million.
• Analysts have varying ratings for Camtek's stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $110.30.

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its stake in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 12.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 217,189 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,218 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.48% of Camtek worth $18,463,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Camtek in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Camtek by 61.6% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the period. Petrus Trust Company LTA grew its position in shares of Camtek by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA now owns 3,706 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $217,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Camtek by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,237 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its position in shares of Camtek by 111.0% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 4,264 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 2,243 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CAMT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Camtek in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Northland Securities set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Camtek in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research raised shares of Camtek to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Camtek and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $110.30.

Camtek Stock Up 1.7%

CAMT opened at $121.03 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.39. Camtek Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $47.41 and a fifty-two week high of $125.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 4.38 and a current ratio of 5.41. The firm's fifty day moving average is $93.41 and its 200 day moving average is $80.69.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.79. The business had revenue of $123.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $121.57 million. Camtek had a net margin of 28.36% and a return on equity of 23.95%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.66 EPS. Camtek has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Camtek

Camtek 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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