Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $101.50.

ACLS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a report on Monday, December 22nd. B. Riley Financial cut their target price on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd.

Axcelis Technologies Trading Up 0.7%

ACLS opened at $85.74 on Thursday. Axcelis Technologies has a 52 week low of $40.40 and a 52 week high of $102.93. The company has a quick ratio of 3.11, a current ratio of 4.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.18. The firm has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a P/E/G ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 1.78.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The semiconductor company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.37. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 14.33%.The firm had revenue of $238.33 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $215.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.54 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.710-0.710 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Axcelis Technologies will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Axcelis Technologies

In other news, Director Jorge Titinger sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $80,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $518,160. This represents a 13.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in Axcelis Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Close Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Axcelis Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Axcelis Technologies during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Axcelis Technologies

Axcelis Technologies, Inc is a leading developer and manufacturer of ion implantation and cleaning equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. The company specializes in high-current, medium-current and high-energy ion implantation systems, which are critical for introducing precisely controlled dopants into silicon wafers. Axcelis also offers plasma-based cleaning and dry strip tools that support advanced process nodes in logic, memory and power device manufacturing.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses single-wafer and multi-wafer cluster tools designed to deliver high throughput, accuracy and uniformity for semiconductor process steps.