Axcelis Technologies, Inc. $ACLS Stake Lessened by Mizuho Markets Cayman LP

Mizuho Markets Cayman LP cut its stake in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) by 63.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,616 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 26,804 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP owned 0.05% of Axcelis Technologies worth $1,525,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACLS. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Axcelis Technologies by 1,344.8% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 109,628 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,388,000 after buying an additional 102,040 shares during the last quarter. Summit Global Investments acquired a new stake in Axcelis Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $789,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in Axcelis Technologies by 37.0% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 100,023 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,971,000 after buying an additional 27,021 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,347,000. Finally, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,177,000. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jorge Titinger sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,477 shares in the company, valued at $518,160. This trade represents a 13.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ACLS shares. B. Riley Financial reduced their price objective on Axcelis Technologies from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.50.

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ACLS opened at $85.15 on Wednesday. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $40.40 and a 1 year high of $102.93. The company has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.11 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.11 and a current ratio of 4.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $88.06 and a 200-day moving average of $86.18.

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

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.