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Camtek Ltd.

$CAMT·$6.2B·Semiconductors·Technology
$151.62+8.5%YTD+37.2%1Y+44.5%
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CACAMT
$CAMTCamtek Ltd.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CAMT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-01

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Camtek advanced-packaging inspection — MU AI-memory beneficiary, Aug 10 print, tape 18% below 50-day.

Camtek is an Israeli semiconductor equipment company that builds inspection and precision measurement tools for advanced packaging and specialty semiconductor manufacturing. Up 24% YTD and 41% over 12 months as the advanced-packaging cycle carried the tape, but the tape has been cooling — sitting 18% below the 50-day moving average and 10% below the 200-day going into the August 10 print.

Where the setup sits:

  • Q1 was in line: revenue $122M up 2.5% year-over-year with gross margin 50% and operating margin 22.4% — the operational cadence is steady, and the business is genuinely profitable.
  • The ASX-plus-ASMPT order flow ($63M plus $39M) is a specific customer datapoint that supports the advanced-memory beneficiary thesis — this is not just narrative, it is invoice-level demand.
  • The valuation carries expectations: 11x forward price-to-sales on 2026 consensus is elevated even for an advanced-packaging pure-play, which means the print needs to at minimum reassure on the second-half backlog.
  • Insider activity is director-award grants dated July 29 rather than open-market buys — routine equity compensation, not a directional signal.

August 10 is the pivot: an in-line-or-better print with firm second-half AI-memory-order commentary is what breaks the current cooling and reclaims the 50-day; a soft second-half guide or a competitive ONTO-Innovation share-shift signal and the -18%-below-50-day extends toward the 200-day retest.

Agrees with X sentimentX captures the substance — Camtek as a market leader in metrology and inspection for advanced packaging with 3,000+ installed tools across 300+ customers, the ASX and ASMPT order confirmation ($63M plus $39M) implying high-end equipment orders, and CAMT alongside MXL and ONTO as suppliers to Micron's AI-memory scaling are all real; the bullish framing tracks the actual customer datapoints.

What to watch: The August 10 Q2 print — in-line-or-better delivery with firm second-half AI-memory-order commentary breaks the cooling; soft second-half guide or ONTO-Innovation share-shift signal and the -18%-below-50-day extends.

On the calendar: 2026-08-10 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-26

Camtek is described as a market leader in metrology and inspection for advanced packaging with over 3,000 installed tools across 300+ customers worldwide, with posters citing ASX confirming roughly $63M in orders from CAMT plus $39M from ASMPT (ASPs implying high-end equipment from Camtek). Bulls cite CAMT alongside MXL and ONTO as suppliers to MU's AI memory scaling efforts.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Israeli semiconductor equipment maker specializing in 2D/3D inspection and metrology for advanced packaging and memory.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CAMT.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $CAMT

Partial — Israeli semiconductor equipment maker specializing in 2D/3D inspection and metrology for advanced packaging and memory; partial earnings exposure to semiconductors demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
188.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
24.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
18.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$0.70$0.68+2.3%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.81$0.83-2.4%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.82$0.80+2.1%
Q2 2025Aug 5, 2025$0.79$0.790.0%
Next earningsMon, Aug 10·consensus EPS $0.76

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$121.7M+2.5%50.1%22.4%$0.68—
Q4 FY25$128.1M+9.2%50.0%24.7%$0.78—
Q3 FY25$126.0M+12.2%50.0%25.3%$-1.16—
Q2 FY25$123.3M+20.2%50.8%25.9%$0.74$0

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$571.2M$566.9M – $578.6M$3.50$3.43 – $3.599
FY27$698.1M$683.1M – $736.2M$4.52$4.42 – $4.909
FY28$777.9M$690.5M – $864.4M$5.02$4.06 – $5.995
FY29$861.4M$828.0M – $903.1M$5.30$5.03 – $5.632
FY30$1.0B$996.2M – $1.1B$6.36$6.04 – $6.762

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.46%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-5.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 28.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.575-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 4 other (4 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
+ 22 other (9 6-Ks · 6 13Gs · 4 3s · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why Camtek (CAMT) Dipped More Than Broader Market Todayzacks.com·6d agoCamtek Ltd. $CAMT Shares Sold by Castleark Management LLCdefenseworld.net·8d agoCAMTEK TO REPORT SECOND QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026prnewswire.com·16d agoCamtek Ltd. (CAMT) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on Itzacks.com·19d agoOnto Innovation vs. Camtek: Which Inspection Stock is a Smarter Buy?zacks.com·22d ago

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