Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS – Get Free Report) EVP Eileen Evans sold 926 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.51, for a total transaction of $144,002.26. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 31,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,866,685.45. The trade was a 2.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.
Axcelis Technologies Trading Up 2.9%
NASDAQ:ACLS traded up $4.43 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $156.94. The stock had a trading volume of 476,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 773,529. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $55.93 and a one year high of $171.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.99 and a current ratio of 4.59. The company has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.89, a P/E/G ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 1.93. The business’s 50 day moving average is $119.70 and its 200-day moving average is $97.89.
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.01. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 11.93% and a return on equity of 12.19%. The firm had revenue of $198.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $195.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.900- EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its position in Axcelis Technologies by 96.1% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 200,371 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $18,651,000 after purchasing an additional 98,184 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies in the first quarter valued at $646,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies in the first quarter valued at $313,000. Amundi grew its position in Axcelis Technologies by 9.0% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 40,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,782,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Axcelis Technologies by 21.3% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 36,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,390,000 after purchasing an additional 6,390 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.98% of the company’s stock.
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.
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