Analysts Offer Predictions for Camtek FY2025 Earnings

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Camtek in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $2.95 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.03. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Camtek’s current full-year earnings is $2.53 per share.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Camtek had a net margin of 26.53% and a return on equity of 24.21%.

CAMT has been the subject of several other research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research note on Thursday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Camtek from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Camtek from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of Camtek from $102.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.11.

Camtek Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CAMT opened at $86.82 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 5.28, a quick ratio of 4.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Camtek has a 12-month low of $69.83 and a 12-month high of $140.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.14. The firm has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 40.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Camtek by 78.8% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 329 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Camtek by 364.0% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 413 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Camtek by 42.4% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 413 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Camtek during the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Optimum Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Camtek by 43.3% during the fourth quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 2,150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $174,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.93% of the company’s stock.

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.