Camtek Ltd. $CAMT Shares Sold by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. significantly reduced its stake in Camtek Ltd. by 53.8%, now holding 36,410 shares valued at approximately $2,135,000.
• Several investment firms, including Royal Bank of Canada and Oppenheimer Asset Management, have increased their positions in Camtek, reflecting growing institutional interest in the semiconductor company.
• The company has received positive ratings from multiple analysts, with a consensus price target of $96.10 and many recommending a "Buy" rating for its shares.

Capital Fund Management S.A. trimmed its stake in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 53.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 36,410 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 42,390 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned about 0.08% of Camtek worth $2,135,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Camtek in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Camtek by 146.2% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,021 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Camtek by 9.0% in 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. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Camtek by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,288 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 171 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in Camtek by 23.4% during the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,474 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 1,039 shares during the period. 41.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CAMT shares. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Camtek from $82.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Camtek from $80.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $80.00 target price on shares of Camtek and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Camtek from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $95.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $105.00 target price on shares of Camtek and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $96.10.

Camtek Stock Up 2.4%

NASDAQ CAMT traded up $2.07 on Wednesday, hitting $86.90. 333,854 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 367,447. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $87.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.80. Camtek Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $47.41 and a fifty-two week high of $110.73. The company has a quick ratio of 4.38, a current ratio of 5.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a market cap of $3.96 billion, a PE ratio of 31.83, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.31.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.79. Camtek had a net margin of 28.36% and a return on equity of 23.95%. The business had revenue of $123.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $121.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. Camtek has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 EPS 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.