Northland Securities Decreases Earnings Estimates for Camtek

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) – Analysts at Northland Securities decreased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Camtek in a report issued on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. Northland Securities currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $150.00 target price 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Camtek in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America increased their price target on Camtek from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Camtek in a report on Monday, December 29th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of Camtek from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Camtek from $120.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.92.

Camtek Price Performance

NASDAQ CAMT opened at $148.10 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.55, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.57. Camtek has a 1 year low of $47.41 and a 1 year high of $170.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $134.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $113.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 7.31 and a current ratio of 8.35.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Camtek

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Camtek by 202.0% in the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Camtek during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Camtek by 61.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in Camtek during the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in Camtek during the third quarter worth approximately $54,000. 41.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.