Moshe Eisenberg Sells 3,759 Shares of Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) Stock

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) CFO Moshe Eisenberg sold 3,759 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.06, for a total value of $601,665.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 16,884 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,453.04. The trade was a 18.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Moshe Eisenberg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Moshe Eisenberg sold 645 shares of Camtek stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.67, for a total value of $111,372.15.

Camtek Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of CAMT stock opened at $165.38 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $158.11 and a 200 day moving average of $163.73. The company has a current ratio of 7.38, a quick ratio of 7.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 258.41, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.58. Camtek Ltd. has a twelve month low of $75.75 and a twelve month high of $215.99.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $133.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $130.44 million. Camtek had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 7.40%.Camtek’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Camtek Ltd. will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CAMT. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camtek in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Camtek from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Camtek from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Camtek from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on Camtek in a research report on Monday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Camtek presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.25.

Camtek News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly constructive on Camtek. The stock carries a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with seven Buy ratings and seven Holds; the average price target is approximately $173.25, while some analysts maintain targets as high as $200. Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Camtek
• Positive Sentiment: Semiconductor-equipment stocks, including CAMT, benefited from SanDisk’s bullish financial targets. The update reinforced expectations for memory demand, AI infrastructure investment and broader semiconductor capital spending—potential tailwinds for Camtek’s inspection and metrology systems. Lam Research, Applied Materials, and Camtek Rise After SanDisk Issues Bullish Financial Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Camtek’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations: EPS was $0.78 versus the $0.76 consensus, while revenue reached $133.24 million versus estimates of $130.44 million. Revenue increased 8% year over year, supporting the company’s growth outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional ownership data showed additional buying by several investors, including Vanguard, Migdal Insurance and Y.D. More Investments. Institutions and hedge funds own approximately 41.9% of CAMT, providing some shareholder support but not necessarily an immediate trading catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insiders sold shares in recent transactions. CFO Moshe Eisenberg sold approximately $713,000 across two trades, Director Lior Aviram sold about $545,500, and VP Orit Geva-Dvash sold roughly $72,200. Although each retained shares, the concentrated selling may weigh on sentiment and raise near-term caution. Camtek Insider Selling Report
• Negative Sentiment: CAMT remains richly valued, trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 250 and a PEG ratio near 3.9. That valuation leaves the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or a sharper reaction if semiconductor growth expectations weaken.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Camtek

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAMT. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its position in Camtek by 38.2% during the first quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 2,302,009 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,008,000 after acquiring an additional 636,773 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Camtek by 18.6% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,506,727 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $296,529,000 after purchasing an additional 550,072 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Camtek in the fourth quarter valued at about $57,772,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Camtek by 169.8% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 479,053 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,325,000 after purchasing an additional 301,484 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC increased its stake in shares of Camtek by 723.2% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 183,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,758,000 after purchasing an additional 161,524 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) is a provider of automated inspection and metrology solutions for the semiconductor and printed circuit board (PCB) industries. The company develops, manufactures and markets a suite of inline and stand-alone systems that perform high‐resolution 2D and 3D measurements, defect review and process control. Its products are used by integrated device manufacturers, foundries, OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) providers, and PCB fabricators to optimize yield, improve product quality and reduce production costs.

Camtek’s core offerings include wafer inspection systems that detect and classify defects on patterned wafers, patterned wafer metrology tools for overlay and critical dimension measurements, and advanced packaging inspection platforms for 3D ICs and fan-out wafer-level packaging.