Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Monday. The semiconductor company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.29, Zacks reports. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 24.16% and a net margin of 20.65%. Axcelis Technologies updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.380-0.380 EPS.
Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance
Axcelis Technologies stock traded up $1.84 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $61.98. The stock had a trading volume of 952,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 669,029. The company has a 50-day moving average of $70.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.81. The company has a quick ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Axcelis Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $56.32 and a fifty-two week high of $158.61. The company has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a PE ratio of 9.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.52.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently weighed in on ACLS. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. William Blair downgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum lowered their target price on Axcelis Technologies from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Benchmark lowered Axcelis Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $154.00.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on ACLS
Axcelis Technologies Company Profile
(
Get Free Report)
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.
See Also
Before you consider Axcelis Technologies, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Axcelis Technologies wasn't on the list.
While Axcelis Technologies currently has a "Hold" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Thinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Enter your email to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
