Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.50.

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

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACLS opened at $100.85 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.11 and a current ratio of 4.77. Axcelis Technologies has a 52 week low of $40.40 and a 52 week high of $102.93. The firm has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.61, a P/E/G ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 1.78.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Axcelis Technologies

In related news, Director Jorge Titinger sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 6,477 shares in the company, valued at $518,160. This represents a 13.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the third quarter worth $25,000. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Close Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in Axcelis Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Axcelis Technologies by 145.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in Axcelis Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.