Camtek Ltd. (CAMT)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Migdal Haemek, Israel | NasdaqGM
135.57 USD
-9.24
(-6.381%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 136.20 +0.63 (0.465%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:23 a.m. EDT
Camtek presents a classic growth-at-a-reasonable-price dilemma that has tilted toward expensive. While the balance sheet is fortress-like with net cash and a robust current ratio, the earnings trajectory is currently contracting with negative quarterly growth and sluggish revenue expansion. The market prices in perfection, reflected in a trailing P/E nearly 200x, yet the forward P/E of 30x suggests analysts expect a turnaround. Short-term momentum is broken, trading below key moving averages after a sharp pullback from recent highs. Long-term, the nine-year track record is extraordinary, but the lack of sustained earnings acceleration prevents a top-tier buy rating. The options market is split, with heavy call interest at higher strikes offset by defensive put buying. Investors should view this as a speculative recovery play rather than a core compounder until earnings growth stabilizes. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.101704 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.103519 |
| AutoETS | 0.103733 |
| AutoTheta | 0.115362 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.350 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.83 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2024-04-02 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-04-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 71.471 |
| Revenue per Share | 10.874 |
| Market Cap | 6,326,804,992 |
| Trailing P/E | 183.20 |
| Forward P/E | 27.75 |
| Beta | 1.59 |
| Profit Margins | 9.63% |
| Website | https://www.camtek.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioned for volatility with elevated implied volatility across expiries. Call open interest clusters significantly above current price at 210, 240, and 250 strikes, indicating bullish sentiment for a 20-50% upside scenario. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated at 120 and 140 strikes, with notable volume at the 190 strike for November expiration, suggesting hedging against a potential 15-20% downside. Deep out-of-the-money strikes show IV spikes, reflecting uncertainty rather than directional conviction.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-03 | 1.33 | 1.623535 |
| 2019-08-21 | 0.17 | 1.899441 |
| 2018-05-16 | 0.14 | 1.678657 |
| 2017-11-22 | 0.14 | 2.243590 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8456539 |
| Address1 | Ramat Gavriel Industrial Zone |
| Address2 | P.O. Box 544 |
| All Time High | 215.99 |
| All Time Low | 0.21 |
| Ask | 190.93 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 328,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 513,003 |
| Average Volume | 513,003 |
| Average Volume10Days | 328,920 |
| Beta | 1.586 |
| Bid | 106.77 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 13.463 |
| City | Migdal Haemek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 135.57 |
| Current Ratio | 8.35 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,784,073,600 |
| Day High | 142.44 |
| Day Low | 135.39 |
| Debt To Equity | 71.471 |
| Display Name | Camtek |
| Dividend Date | 1,713,398,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,366,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,366,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.1 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.078 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,365,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,832,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,832,200 |
| Ebitda | 138,529,248 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.27756 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 50.318 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 13.966 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,970,559,488 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.61242 |
| Eps Forward | 4.886 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.74 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,712,102,400 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 972 4 644 0523 |
| Fifty Day Average | 153.1732 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -17.603195 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11492346 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 84.56539 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 215.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -80.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37233204 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 75.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 59.820007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7897031 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 75.75 - 215.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 964,791,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 28,239,538 |
| Forward Eps | 4.886 |
| Forward P E | 27.746624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 709 |
| Fullday Change | -9.23999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.38077 |
| Fullday Price | 136.2 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50969005 |
| Gross Profits | 254,384,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.37469003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.52138 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 46,668,177 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,712,102,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.33 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 for fully automatic 3D surface measurements; MicroProf 200, a measuring device for contactless and non-destructive characterization of surfaces and films; and MicroProf 300, a SurfaceSens technology for quality assurance, development, and manufacturing. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test, integrated device manufacturers, and wafer level packaging subcontractors. Camtek Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Migdal HaEmek, Israel. |
| Long Name | Camtek Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,326,804,992 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_527153 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 48,056,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,750,318,462 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 142.44 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22412 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.92 |
| Phone | 972 4 604 8100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.6299896 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.4646969 |
| Post Market Price | 136.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 144.81 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.52886 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 10.069821 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 12.676605 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09629 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.144 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -9.23999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.38077 |
| Regular Market Day High | 142.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 135.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 135.39 - 142.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 142.44 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 144.81 |
| Regular Market Price | 135.57 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 231,960 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07083 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07565 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.025 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10.874 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 46,668,177 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0542 |
| Shares Short | 2,529,443 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,781,481,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,853,856 |
| Short Name | Camtek Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0866 |
| Short Ratio | 4.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | CAMT |
| Target High Price | 200.0 |
| Target Low Price | 160.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 185.45454 |
| Target Median Price | 190.0 |
| Total Cash | 670,260,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 14.557 |
| Total Debt | 487,811,008 |
| Total Revenue | 499,092,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.74 |
| Trailing P E | 183.20271 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.8739 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 151.0105 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -15.440491 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1022478 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 231,960 |
| Website | https://www.camtek.com |
| Zip | 23,150 |