Axcelis (ACLS)

• Market cap: $2.04B
• 1 day: -2.14%
• 5 days: 1.82%
• 1 month: -11.67%
• 3 months: -13.88%
• 6 months: -45.41%
• Year to date: -10.10%
• 1 year: -42.27%
• 5 years: 141.25%
• 10 years: 506.83%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Special Industry Machinery

About: Axcelis Technologies Inc designs, manufactures and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. In addition to equipment, the company provide aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services and customer training. Geographically, the group has a business presence in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe, of which key revenue is derived from the Asia Pacific.

Employees: 1,704

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 93

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $48.7M | Put options by funds: $39.5M

2.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.92% [Q3] → 94.52% (+2.6%) [Q4]

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 363 [Q3] → 311 (-52) [Q4]

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.14B [Q3] → $2.15B (-$988M) [Q4]

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 96

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 0 (-1) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $105 66% upside
• Avg. target: $105 66% upside
• High target: $105 66% upside

1 analyst rating

• positive: 1 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

Craig-Hallum Christian Schwab 59% 1-year accuracy 22 / 37 met price target

66% upside $105

Buy Maintained

15 Jan 2025