Research Analysts Offer Predictions for ACLS Q2 Earnings

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) – William Blair boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Axcelis Technologies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Axcelis Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $2.55 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Axcelis Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $252.42 million during the quarter. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 17.69% and a return on equity of 16.26%.

ACLS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research raised Axcelis Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Axcelis Technologies from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. B. Riley reduced their price objective on Axcelis Technologies from $85.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $81.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $98.80.

Axcelis Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACLS opened at $85.74 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.53 and a beta of 1.75. Axcelis Technologies has a twelve month low of $40.40 and a twelve month high of $102.93. The company has a quick ratio of 4.26, a current ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a 50 day moving average of $86.28 and a 200 day moving average of $74.32.

Institutional Trading of Axcelis Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $230,000. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $595,000. denkapparat Operations GmbH bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $212,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in Axcelis Technologies by 11.9% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 122,564 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,967,000 after purchasing an additional 12,989 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Axcelis Technologies by 11.2% during the third quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 16,102 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,572,000 after purchasing an additional 1,626 shares during the period. 89.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Axcelis Technologies

Axcelis Technologies, Inc designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company offers high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements.