Axcelis (ACLS)

• Market cap: $2.86B
• 1 day: 1.44%
• 5 days: 8.47%
• 1 month: 12.85%
• 3 months: 33.03%
• 6 months: 56.34%
• Year to date: 29.77%
• 1 year: -8.69%
• 5 years: 308.52%
• 10 years: 583.93%
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

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 provides 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: 1,524

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 2 (+1) [Q2]

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 41

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B [Q1] → $2.2B (+$664M) [Q2]

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304 [Q1] → 327 (+23) [Q2]

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.53% [Q1] → 98.26% (+1.73%) [Q2]

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.8M | Put options by funds: $30.4M

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 105

Research analyst outlook

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

• Low target: $75
• Avg. target: $83
• High target: $90

2 analyst ratings

• positive: 1 50%
• neutral: 1 50%
• negative: 0 0%

DA Davidson Thomas Diffely	$90	Buy Maintained	6 Aug 2025
B. Riley Securities Craig Ellis	$75	Neutral Maintained	18 Jun 2025