SG Americas Securities LLC Has $314,000 Stock Position in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. $ACLS

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) by 76.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,375 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 10,791 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Axcelis Technologies were worth $314,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ACLS. Evolve Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Axcelis Technologies by 9.6% in the first quarter. Evolve Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,706 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $717,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,357 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 478,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,475,000 after buying an additional 92,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Axcelis Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $95,000. 89.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

ACLS opened at $142.93 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.99, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.64 and a 12-month high of $193.78. The business has a 50 day moving average of $160.64 and a 200-day moving average of $117.62. The stock has a market cap of $4.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.53, a PEG ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 1.88.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.01. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 12.19% and a net margin of 11.93%.The business had revenue of $198.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $195.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.900- EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ACLS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $130.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. B. Riley Financial raised shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Axcelis Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $130.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Greg Redinbo sold 2,883 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.85, for a total transaction of $463,730.55. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 29,823 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,797,029.55. This trade represents a 8.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John T. Kurtzweil sold 3,500 shares of Axcelis Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.79, for a total transaction of $485,765.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 32,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,578,682.10. The trade was a 9.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 34,795 shares of company stock valued at $5,344,383. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Axcelis Technologies Company Profile

Axcelis Technologies, Inc is a leading developer and manufacturer of ion implantation and cleaning equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. The company specializes in high-current, medium-current and high-energy ion implantation systems, which are critical for introducing precisely controlled dopants into silicon wafers. Axcelis also offers plasma-based cleaning and dry strip tools that support advanced process nodes in logic, memory and power device manufacturing.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses single-wafer and multi-wafer cluster tools designed to deliver high throughput, accuracy and uniformity for semiconductor process steps.