Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS – Free Report) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 13,600 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,266,000.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Axcelis Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 267 shares during the period. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 197.1% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Axcelis Technologies
In other Axcelis Technologies news, Director Gregory B. Graves sold 3,225 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.61, for a total transaction of $456,692.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $775,031.53. This represents a 37.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Todd Sutton sold 2,574 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.89, for a total value of $421,852.86. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 7,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,128.13. The trade was a 24.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 34,795 shares of company stock valued at $5,344,383 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.
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Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance
ACLS stock opened at $144.50 on Friday. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.64 and a 1-year high of $193.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 2.99. The company has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.02, a PEG ratio of 10.23 and a beta of 1.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $160.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.88.
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 earnings per share (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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $195.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.900- EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal 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.
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