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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$72.25
-1.0%
$62.31
$40.40
$158.61
$2.32B1.57657,000 shs255,242 shs
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$138.03
+0.3%
$120.38
$75.01
$139.29
$5.20B1.52280,956 shs157,376 shs
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$190.86
+0.4%
$167.47
$123.74
$255.89
$153.17B1.697.09 million shs3.57 million shs
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
$19.76
-2.0%
$18.99
$16.46
$31.60
$1.19B1.4554,332 shs335,035 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
0.00%+3.67%+13.76%+61.09%-49.05%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
0.00%+4.32%+13.55%+68.47%+29.67%
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.00%+4.18%+14.47%+43.67%-21.32%
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
0.00%+5.42%+9.09%+13.74%-22.46%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.5618 of 5 stars
3.12.00.02.42.42.53.1
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3286 of 5 stars
2.42.01.73.33.02.51.9
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.79 of 5 stars
2.44.02.52.34.02.52.5
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
4.2404 of 5 stars
3.51.00.01.62.63.31.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
2.29
Hold$136.0088.24% Upside
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
2.82
Moderate Buy$126.89-8.07% Downside
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
2.73
Moderate Buy$200.765.19% Upside
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
3.00
Buy$31.0056.91% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PLAB, ACLS, AEIS, and AMAT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/1/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$158.00 ➝ $169.00
6/27/2025
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$110.00 ➝ $130.00
6/25/2025
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
KeyCorp
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight
6/24/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Set Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$200.00 ➝ $220.00
6/18/2025
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
B. Riley
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$58.00 ➝ $75.00
6/11/2025
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
Craig Hallum
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Initiated CoverageBuy$32.00
6/6/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Morgan Stanley
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UpgradeUnderweight ➝ Equal Weight$162.00 ➝ $158.00
5/29/2025
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$35.00 ➝ $30.00
5/16/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Wells Fargo & Company
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Reiterated RatingMixed ➝ Mixed
5/16/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Mizuho
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$205.00 ➝ $195.00
5/16/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$225.00 ➝ $200.00
(Data available from 7/7/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$1.02B2.28$6.22 per share11.62$31.16 per share2.32
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$1.48B3.51$4.67 per share29.53$31.94 per share4.32
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$27.18B5.64$9.21 per share20.72$23.05 per share8.28
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
$866.95M1.37$3.24 per share6.10$23.37 per share0.85
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$200.99M$5.4613.2317.374.9018.58%18.55%13.78%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$54.21M$1.9471.1527.221.274.73%10.70%5.48%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$7.18B$8.2223.2218.952.1324.06%40.15%22.42%8/13/2025 (Estimated)
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
$130.69M$1.9210.29N/A14.00%8.54%7.43%8/27/2025 (Estimated)

Latest PLAB, ACLS, AEIS, and AMAT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q2 2025
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$0.73N/AN/AN/A$185.15 millionN/A
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$1.28N/AN/AN/A$421.32 millionN/A
5/28/2025Q2 2025
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
$0.48$0.40-$0.08$0.15$212.00 million$210.99 million
5/15/2025Q2 2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$2.31$2.39+$0.08$2.63$7.12 billion$7.10 billion
5/6/2025Q1 2025
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$0.39$1.04+$0.65$0.88$184.86 million$192.56 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$0.97$1.23+$0.26$0.64$392.36 million$404.60 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
$0.400.29%N/A20.62%N/A
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$1.840.96%N/A22.38%8 Years
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest PLAB, ACLS, AEIS, and AMAT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/10/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
quarterly$0.461.06%8/21/20258/21/20259/11/2025
4/23/2025
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
quarterly$0.100.4%5/23/20255/26/20256/6/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
0.04
5.56
4.08
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
0.46
4.43
3.28
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.29
2.46
1.76
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
N/A
5.13
4.76

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
89.98%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
99.67%
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
80.56%
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
88.38%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
0.48%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
1.20%
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.24%
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
3.20%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
1,56332.13 million31.98 millionOptionable
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. stock logo
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
10,00037.65 million37.20 millionOptionable
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
35,700802.50 million800.57 millionOptionable
Photronics, Inc. stock logo
PLAB
Photronics
1,87860.15 million58.23 millionOptionable

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Axcelis Technologies stock logo

Axcelis Technologies NASDAQ:ACLS

$72.25 -0.70 (-0.96%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:47 PM Eastern
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$72.95 +0.70 (+0.97%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:33 PM Eastern
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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. It also provides aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and customer training. It sells its equipment and services to semiconductor chip manufacturers through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Advanced Energy Industries stock logo

Advanced Energy Industries NASDAQ:AEIS

$138.03 +0.48 (+0.35%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:06 PM Eastern
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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition. It also provides high and low voltage power products used in a range of applications, such as semiconductor equipment, industrial production, medical and life science equipment, data centers computing, networking, and telecommunications. In addition, the company supplies sensing, controls, and instrumentation products for advanced measurement and calibration of power and temperature. Further, the company provides calibration, conversions, upgrades, and refurbishments and used equipment to companies, as well as repair services. Further, it offers warranty and after-market repair services. It offers its products through a direct sales force, independent sales representatives, channel partners, and distributors. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Applied Materials stock logo

Applied Materials NASDAQ:AMAT

$190.86 +0.85 (+0.45%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$190.74 -0.12 (-0.06%)
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Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Photronics stock logo

Photronics NASDAQ:PLAB

$19.76 -0.39 (-1.96%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:34 PM Eastern
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Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. The company offers electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, and foundries, as well as to other high-performance electronics manufacturers through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.