NASDAQ:ACLSAxcelis Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Axcelis Technologies' stock was trading at $21.16 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ACLS shares have increased by 18.1% and is now trading at $25.00. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axcelis Technologies in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Axcelis Technologies.

Axcelis Technologies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Axcelis Technologies.

Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ACLS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. The semiconductor company earned $118.99 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $94.58 million. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 5.99% and a return on equity of 5.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share. View Axcelis Technologies' earnings history.

Axcelis Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $35,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 5.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Axcelis Technologies issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 14th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of ~$0.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.21. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$118 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $94.58 million.

5 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Axcelis Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Axcelis Technologies' stock price to reach $24.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.2%. View analysts' price targets for Axcelis Technologies.

News stories about ACLS stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Axcelis Technologies earned a coverage optimism score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutAxcelis Technologies.

Axcelis Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,080,000 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the April 30th total of 1,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 357,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View Axcelis Technologies' Current Options Chain.

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

Axcelis Technologies' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.93%), Primecap Management Co. CA (8.45%), Wellington Management Group LLP (7.26%), Senvest Management LLC (6.63%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (3.29%) and State Street Corp (3.04%). Company insiders that own Axcelis Technologies stock include Dennis Thomas St, Douglas A Lawson, John E Aldeborgh, John T Kurtzweil, Kevin J Brewer, Lynnette C Fallon, Mary G Puma, R John Fletcher 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 Senvest Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Primecap Management Co. CA, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Two Sigma Advisers LP, and EAM Global Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Axcelis Technologies company stock in the last year include John E Aldeborgh, John T Kurtzweil, Kevin J Brewer, Lynnette C Fallon, Mary G Puma, R John Fletcher, and William J Bintz. View insider buying and selling activity for Axcelis Technologies.

ACLS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Wellington Management Group LLP, Mackay Shields LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, State Street Corp, Deutsche Bank AG, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System, and Geode Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ACLS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.00.

Axcelis Technologies has a market capitalization of $822.00 million and generates $342.96 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $17.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.50 on an earnings per share basis. Axcelis Technologies employs 1,009 workers across the globe.

The official website for Axcelis Technologies is www.axcelis.com.

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]