Camtek Ltd. $CAMT Shares Sold by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc cut its stake in shares of Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 190,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 26,406 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.42% of Camtek worth $20,042,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CAMT. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC grew its stake in Camtek by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 8,645 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $731,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Camtek by 2.8% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,877 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $617,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Camtek by 23.8% during the second quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 952 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Camtek by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,841 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Camtek by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 39,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,333,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on CAMT shares. B. Riley Financial upped their target price on shares of Camtek from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised their target price on Camtek from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Camtek from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of Camtek in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Camtek presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.17.

Key Camtek News

Here are the key news stories impacting Camtek this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported record quarterly and full‑year results: Q4 revenue of $128.1M and full‑year revenue of $496.1M, and management expects double‑digit revenue growth for 2026 — this strengthens the growth story for Camtek’s inspection/metrology exposure to advanced packaging and semiconductor demand. CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RECORD RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER & FULL YEAR 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue guidance for Q1 appears above Street estimates (company guided roughly $120M vs. consensus ~ $116M) — that upside to top‑line expectations supports near‑term revenue momentum even though EPS guidance was not clearly specified. View Press Release / Q4 Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue slightly beat consensus for the quarter ($128.12M vs. ~$127.1M) and revenue is up ~9% YoY — positive on top line, but margin/profitability will be watched as valuation is rich. MarketBeat Earnings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction may be muted because the EPS miss was small (reported $0.81 vs. $0.83 est.) — a modest beat on revenue but a slight EPS shortfall can leave mixed sentiment among growth investors. Camtek (CAMT) Misses Q4 Earnings Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Discussion in the press about Camtek’s high valuation relative to peers may keep multiple expansion limited even with strong end‑market dynamics; investors should weigh growth guidance against the premium P/E. Camtek earnings ahead: Can advanced packaging boom justify sky‑high valuation?
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade: Northland cut Camtek from Outperform to Market Perform and set a $150 price target (~a few percent below current levels), which can exert downward pressure on the stock if other firms follow suit. CAMT: Camtek downgraded to Market Perform at Northland

Camtek Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of CAMT stock opened at $157.54 on Thursday. Camtek Ltd. has a 1 year low of $47.41 and a 1 year high of $170.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 6.52 and a current ratio of 7.58. The business’s fifty day moving average is $132.64 and its 200-day moving average is $112.66. The stock has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 175.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.57.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $128.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.10 million. Camtek had a net margin of 9.86% and a return on equity of 23.82%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.