Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $991,000 Holdings in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. $ACLS

Hsbc Holdings PLC cut its position in shares of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) by 41.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,507 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Axcelis Technologies were worth $991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Axcelis Technologies by 85.9% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,807,404 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $145,207,000 after purchasing an additional 835,242 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Axcelis Technologies by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 841,040 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $67,570,000 after buying an additional 71,428 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 635,393 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,560,000 after buying an additional 44,275 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 431,195 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,642,000 after acquiring an additional 4,082 shares during the period. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Axcelis Technologies

In other news, EVP Gerald M. Blumenstock sold 1,161 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.70, for a total value of $177,284.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,129,281.10. This trade represents a 5.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Christopher Tatnall sold 1,166 shares of Axcelis Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.75, for a total value of $174,608.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,137,143.25. This represents a 4.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 34,795 shares of company stock valued at $5,344,383. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ACLS opened at $136.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.15 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 2.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.64 and a 1 year high of $193.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $160.78 and a 200-day moving average of $118.41.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $198.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $195.03 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.900- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Axcelis Technologies 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.