Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stock Position in Camtek Ltd. $CAMT

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Camtek Ltd. to over $58.7 million, representing a 1.9% growth in their holdings after acquiring an additional 18,316 shares in the first quarter.
• Camtek's stock recently traded at $84.83 following a 2.7% increase, with the company reporting a revenue growth of 20.2% year-over-year, totaling $123.32 million and achieving earnings per share of $0.79.
• Wall Street analysts maintain a positive outlook on Camtek, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of approximately $96.10, showing confidence despite varied evaluations from different firms.

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,002,302 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 18,316 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 2.20% of Camtek worth $58,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CAMT. State of Wyoming lifted its position in shares of Camtek by 146.2% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,021 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted 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 worth $248,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in Camtek by 44.1% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 5,707 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 1,746 shares in the last quarter. 41.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Camtek Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of CAMT stock traded up $1.74 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $88.64. The company had a trading volume of 200,924 shares, compared to its average volume of 458,011. Camtek Ltd. has a 12 month low of $47.41 and a 12 month high of $110.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 5.41 and a quick ratio of 4.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.80. The company has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.31.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $123.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.57 million. Camtek had a return on equity of 23.95% and a net margin of 28.36%.Camtek's revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share. Camtek has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on CAMT. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Camtek from $80.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $105.00 price target on Camtek and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Camtek from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Camtek from $82.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, B. Riley raised their target price on Camtek from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $96.10.

Camtek 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.