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Camtek Ltd.

$CAMT·$7.2B·Semiconductors·Technology
$134.00-1.2%YTD+37.2%1Y+70.8%
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2026-08-22: 2 posts2026-08-23: 2 posts18-11%
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CACAMT
$CAMTCamtek Ltd.
$134.00-1.16%18 posts-11%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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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 numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-31

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Camtek's HBM/AI-packaging inspection niche keeps compounding — Q2 beat, Q3 guide beat, and the story ties directly into the HBM cycle.

Camtek (CAMT) is one of the cleaner ways to trade the HBM and advanced-packaging cycle without buying the big-cap equipment names outright.

  • Q2 revenue of $133.2M (+8% YoY) beat consensus, adjusted EPS of $0.78 beat $0.76, and Q3 guidance came in ahead — the operating trajectory tracks with the broader HBM inspection-intensity thesis.
  • The narrative — inspection turning into a secular toll road on AI packaging complexity — is aligned with peer commentary from LRCX/AMAT/ASML/KLAC; Camtek is the small-cap read-through, with ~$260M+ cash and a moderate-buy consensus.
  • Recent CEO share sale (Amit, ~$1.1M) is worth noting but is a small fraction of holdings and typical for an Israeli-domiciled operator with a long tenure — not a conviction signal.

Bottom line: a genuine cycle-leverage name where quarterly execution keeps confirming — watch Q3 to see if the HBM-inspection curve continues to steepen.

Agrees with X sentimentX chatter grouping CAMT with the major semi-equipment names is consistent with the fundamentals; sentiment and numbers point the same way.

What to watch: HBM inspection-intensity commentary from major DRAM peers, Q3 gross-margin trend, and any customer-concentration disclosures.

On the calendar: Q3 2026 earnings — 2026-11-17.

X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-17

Camtek chatter is bullish - Q2 revenue $133.2M (+8% YoY) beat $130M, adjusted EPS $0.78 beat $0.76, non-GAAP net income $39.4M (+2% YoY), and Q3 guidance beat consensus. Bulls describe CAMT holding as CSI's smallest metrology investment with recent sell-off framed as a buying opportunity given HBM inspection-intensity tailwinds and $260M+ cash. CAMT is grouped with LRCX, AMAT, ASML, and KLAC as strong semi equipment, and appears in bullish photonics/AI baskets with ACMR, SIVE, AAOI, LWLG, and ALMU.

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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

Hyperscaler AI capex keeps Blackwell allocation tight and HBM3e pricing firm; NVDA's data-center backlog and AVGO's networking wins confirm the cycle is not peaking. LLM context-window expansion — the structural demand pull — extends through at least 2H26.

What this means for $CAMT

Direct beneficiary — semiconductor products are directly in the AI capex supply chain; Camtek Ltd.

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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
Q2 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.78$0.76+2.5%
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%
Next earningsTue, Nov 17·consensus EPS $0.98

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.0.7×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.42%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.-11.3%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.-11.4%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 today1.2% 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.β1.595-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

SellAug 17Orit Geva-dvashPresident508 sh$89KSellAug 14Andorn Karni YarlDirector3.2K sh$522KSellAug 13Andorn Karni YarlDirector2.4K sh$406KSellAug 13Ram LangerCOO6.4K sh$1.1MSellAug 13Rafi AmitCEO6.3K sh$1.1MSellAug 12Orit Geva-dvashPresident415 sh$72KSellAug 12Lior AviramDirector3.3K sh$582KSellAug 12Moshe EisenbergCFO645 sh$111KSellAug 11Lior AviramDirector3.3K sh$546KSellAug 11Moshe EisenbergCFO3.8K sh$602K
+ 6 other (4 awards · 2 exempts) 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
+ 20 other (8 6-Ks · 5 13Gs · 4 3s · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

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

3 Under-the-Radar AI Stocks Wall Street Is Missing247wallst.com·4d agoCamtek CEO Rafi Amit Sells 6,250 Shares for $1.1 Millionfool.com·5d agoCamtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analystsdefenseworld.net·5d agoCamtek: AI Packaging Complexity Is Turning Inspection Into A Secular Toll Roadseekingalpha.com·9d agoWall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Camtek (CAMT): Should You Buy?zacks.com·18d ago

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