NASDAQ:ACLS - Axcelis Technologies Stock Price, Price Target & More

Axcelis Technologies trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ACLS."

Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ACLS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The semiconductor company earned $122.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $118.08 million. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 29.46% and a return on equity of 17.71%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 40.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.29 EPS. View Axcelis Technologies' Earnings History.

Axcelis Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Axcelis Technologies.

Axcelis Technologies updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.44-$0.46 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.41. The company issued revenue guidance of $114-$118 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $116.42 million.

6 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Axcelis Technologies' shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect Axcelis Technologies' share price to reach $32.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Axcelis Technologies.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axcelis Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News stories about ACLS stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Axcelis Technologies earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the semiconductor company an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Axcelis Technologies' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (2.54%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.04%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.03%). Company insiders that own Axcelis Technologies stock include Arthur L George Jr, Barbara J Lundberg, Douglas A Lawson, John E Aldeborgh, John T Kurtzweil, Joseph P Keithley, Kevin J Brewer, Lynnette C Fallon, Mary G Puma and William J Bintz. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Axcelis Technologies.

ACLS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. Company insiders that have sold Axcelis Technologies company stock in the last year include Douglas A Lawson, John E Aldeborgh, John T Kurtzweil, Joseph P Keithley, Kevin J Brewer, Lynnette C Fallon and William J Bintz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axcelis Technologies.

ACLS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axcelis Technologies.

Shares of ACLS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ACLS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.20.

Axcelis Technologies has a market capitalization of $691.13 million and generates $410.56 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $126.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 on an earnings per share basis. Axcelis Technologies employs 985 workers across the globe.

Axcelis Technologies' mailing address is 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA, 01915. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 978-787-4000 or via email at [email protected]