Research Analysts Offer Predictions for ACLS Q2 Earnings

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Axcelis Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Axcelis Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $2.55 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Axcelis Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $252.42 million during the quarter. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 17.69% and a return on equity of 16.26%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on ACLS. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 2nd. B. Riley dropped their target price on Axcelis Technologies from $85.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $81.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Axcelis Technologies from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.80.

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ACLS stock traded up $0.25 during trading on Friday, reaching $82.39. 160,590 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 633,410. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $86.17 and its 200 day moving average is $73.83. Axcelis Technologies has a 1 year low of $40.40 and a 1 year high of $102.93. The company has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a current ratio of 6.01, a quick ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Axcelis Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACLS. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 957 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 50.3% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 481 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in Axcelis Technologies by 2.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $902,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 145.1% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. 89.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Axcelis Technologies Company Profile

Axcelis Technologies, Inc designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company offers high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements.