Q2 EPS Estimates for Camtek Cut by Northland Securities

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) – Northland Securities decreased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Camtek in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. Northland Securities has a “Market Perform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Camtek’s current full-year earnings is $2.93 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Camtek’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.02). Camtek had a net margin of 10.23% and a return on equity of 23.61%. The company had revenue of $128.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.10 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on CAMT. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Camtek from $120.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $151.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research report on Thursday. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Camtek from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Camtek from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.92.

Camtek Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CAMT opened at $153.11 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $134.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 8.35 and a quick ratio of 7.31. Camtek has a one year low of $47.41 and a one year high of $170.46. The company has a market capitalization of $6.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 162.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Camtek during the second quarter worth about $338,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Camtek in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,503,000. Brown Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Camtek by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Capital Management LLC now owns 1,153,943 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $121,222,000 after acquiring an additional 13,806 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in shares of Camtek by 18.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 117,163 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,103,000 after purchasing an additional 18,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Camtek by 22.5% during the 2nd quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 644,657 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $55,435,000 after purchasing an additional 118,226 shares in the last quarter. 41.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Camtek Company Profile

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.