Trexquant Investment LP Has $468,000 Stake in Camtek Ltd. $CAMT

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP reduced its stake in Camtek Ltd. by 56.3% during the first quarter, holding 7,979 shares worth approximately $468,000 following the sale of 10,282 shares.
• Analysts have set new price targets for Camtek, with Stifel Nicolaus and Needham & Company raising their estimates to $98.00, indicating a positive outlook for the stock.
• Camtek reported earnings of $0.79 EPS, meeting consensus estimates, and showed a 20.2% increase in revenue year-over-year, reaching $123.32 million for the quarter.

Trexquant Investment LP decreased its holdings in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 56.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,979 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 10,282 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in Camtek were worth $468,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CAMT. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Camtek in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. State of Wyoming grew its position in Camtek by 146.2% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its position in Camtek by 23.4% in the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,474 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC grew its position in Camtek by 44.6% in the first quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 5,864 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $344,000 after acquiring an additional 1,808 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.93% of the company's stock.

Camtek Stock Up 3.5%

NASDAQ:CAMT traded up $2.91 on Friday, hitting $87.02. 1,952,835 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 275,067. The company has a current ratio of 5.41, a quick ratio of 4.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Camtek Ltd. has a 1 year low of $47.41 and a 1 year high of $110.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $87.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.61. The company has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a PE ratio of 31.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.35.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.79. Camtek had a return on equity of 23.95% and a net margin of 28.36%.The company had revenue of $123.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $121.57 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on CAMT shares. Bank of America downgraded shares of Camtek from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $95.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Camtek from $84.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Camtek and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Camtek from $80.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Camtek to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.