Camtek (CAMT) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Camtek (CAMT) reported quarterly earnings of $0.82 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.80 per share, and up from $0.75 per share a year ago [1][2] - The company achieved revenues of $125.99 million for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.75% and increasing from $112.34 million year-over-year [3] - Camtek's stock has increased approximately 47.5% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 14.4% [4] Earnings Performance - The earnings surprise for the recent quarter was +2.50%, and the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters [2] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.81, with expected revenues of $126.25 million, and for the current fiscal year, the estimate is $3.18 on revenues of $493.28 million [8] Industry Context - Camtek operates within the Zacks Electronics - Measuring Instruments industry, which is currently ranked in the top 38% of over 250 Zacks industries [9] - The industry has shown strong performance, with the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperforming the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [9] Future Outlook - The company's near-term stock movements will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the trends in earnings estimate revisions [4][5] - The current Zacks Rank for Camtek is 3 (Hold), indicating that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [7]