DJE Kapital AG Acquires New Shares in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT)

DJE Kapital AG bought a new stake in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $405,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Camtek by 78.8% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 329 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Camtek by 364.0% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 413 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Camtek during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Camtek in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Finally, Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Camtek by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. 41.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on CAMT. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Camtek from $102.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Camtek in a research report on Monday, January 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Camtek in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays reduced their target price on Camtek from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Camtek from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.11.

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Camtek Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of CAMT stock traded up $0.96 on Friday, reaching $68.80. 379,606 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 553,520. The company has a quick ratio of 4.11, a current ratio of 5.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $86.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.59. Camtek Ltd. has a 1-year low of $65.57 and a 1-year high of $140.50.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Camtek had a return on equity of 24.99% and a net margin of 27.61%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for semiconductor industry. The company provides Eagle-i, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver superior 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle, a panel inspection and metrology system to address the challenges fanout wafer level packaging applications.