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. Since then, ACLS shares have increased by 28.9% and is now trading at $27.28. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axcelis Technologies in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." 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) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. The semiconductor company earned $118.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.58 million. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 5.35% and a net margin of 5.99%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.18 EPS. View Axcelis Technologies' earnings history.

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

Axcelis Technologies updated 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 estimate of $0.21. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$118 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $94.58 million.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Axcelis Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Axcelis Technologies' stock price to reach $26.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. View analysts' price targets for Axcelis Technologies.

News headlines about ACLS stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Axcelis Technologies earned a news sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Axcelis Technologies.

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

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One share of ACLS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.28.

Axcelis Technologies has a market capitalization of $896.83 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]