Camtek Ltd CAMT

What the company does

Camtek Ltd is a mid-cap company in the Technology sector (Semiconductor Equipment & Materials), with a market value of $6.2B, based in the USA.

It employs about 709 people and has been listed since Jul 28, 2000.

Camtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for semiconductor industry in the United States, China, Korea, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Hawk, a platform engineered for advanced packaging; Eagle G5 for enhanced detection and metrology; Eagle-i/Plus, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP/Plus, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle for the inspection and metrology of standard panel sizes. It also develops MicroProf AP, a wafer metrology tool for applications at 3D packaging process steps; MicroProf DI, an optical inspection tool that enables inspection of structured and unstructured wafers; MicroProf FE, a 2D/3D wafer metrology tool; MicroProf FS, a wafer metrology tool configurable; MicroProf PT for hybrid metrology applications to common panel sizes; MicroProf MHU metrology tool, a material handling unit for the semiconductor, MEMS, sapphire, and LED industries; MicroProf TL, an optical surface measurement tool f

Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 204.8 versus 40.6 for the median of the Technology sector in our universe (65 companies) — relatively expensive.

Revenue is growing 2% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 29.9 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 172.80, 45% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 22% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.6) — big daily moves both ways.
• • The stock is 45% below its one-year high.
• • Quarterly report in 12 days (2026-11-04) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 18 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ More cash than debt.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (7 vs 0).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock fell 9.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -1.0%, sector ETF XLK -3.6%).

This week's news

• Camtek (CAMT) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Camtek (CAMT) ended the recent trading session at $119.50, demonstrating a -10.21% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 1.21%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 2.6%. Coming into today, shares of the maker… source ↗

• CAMTEK TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2026 finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT) announced that it will be releasing its third quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.Camtek Logo The Company will host a video conference call later that same day via Zoom, starting at 9:00 am ET. Rafi Amit,… source ↗

• All You Need to Know About Camtek (CAMT) Rating Upgrade to Buy finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-20
  What the article says

  Camtek (CAMT) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings… source ↗

• Why Camtek (CAMT) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-16
  What the article says

  If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Camtek (CAMT). This company, which is in the Zacks Electronics - Measuring Instruments industry, shows potential for another earnings… source ↗

• Camtek (CAMT) Forms 'Hammer Chart Pattern': Time for Bottom Fishing? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-16
  What the article says

  The price trend for Camtek (CAMT) has been bearish lately and the stock has lost 12.7% over the past week. However, the formation of a hammer chart pattern in its last trading session indicates that the stock could witness a trend reversal soon, as bulls might have gained significant control over the price to help it… source ↗

What changed since last week

• New risk flag: deep drawdown from the high.

• New risk flag: earnings report coming up.

• The price fell 21.8% since the last summary.

• The average analyst target moved from 182.70 to 172.80.