First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. Has $11.42 Million Holdings in Camtek Ltd. $CAMT

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First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 1,525.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 194,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 182,815 shares during the quarter. Camtek accounts for 3.3% of First Wilshire Securities Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. owned approximately 0.43% of Camtek worth $11,421,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CAMT. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Camtek by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,288 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Camtek by 9.0% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,237 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Camtek by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 39,117 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,159,000 after buying an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Camtek by 4.1% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $681,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Camtek in the first quarter valued at about $31,000. 41.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Camtek Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of CAMT stock traded up $0.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $82.51. 176,330 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 397,478. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $87.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.67. Camtek Ltd. has a 1-year low of $47.41 and a 1-year high of $110.73. The company has a market cap of $3.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 4.38, a current ratio of 5.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

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, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79. Camtek had a return on equity of 23.95% and a net margin of 28.36%.The firm had revenue of $123.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.57 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.66 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. Camtek has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. B. Riley raised their price objective on Camtek from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Camtek in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $80.00 price objective on Camtek and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Camtek from $82.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Camtek from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Camtek currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $96.10.

Camtek Company Profile

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.