Currently, Axcelis Technologies Inc [ACLS] is trading at $48.90, up 6.44%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The ACLS shares have gain 9.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.91%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: ACLS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 21, 2025, when B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $50 for it. Previously, William Blair downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on February 12, 2025. On November 08, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Craig Hallum upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $130 on May 03, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral. BofA Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 15, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $225. In a note dated August 04, 2023, Craig Hallum downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $140 to $175.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $40.40 and a high of $158.61 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $137 within the next 12 months. Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: ACLS] shares were valued at $48.90 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 180.16% based on the average ACLS price forecast.
Analyzing the ACLS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ:ACLS] were 1.02B which represents -18.65% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.27 points at the first support level, and at 45.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 50.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 51.23.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ:ACLS] is 5.41. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 4.05 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.6. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.55, the price to book ratio is 1.56 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DOUGLAS LAWSON, Officer, that happened on Aug 29 ’24 when 7254.0 shares were purchased. Director, Titinger Jorge completed a deal on Aug 06 ’24 to sell 6086.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JORGE TITINGER bought 6086.0 shares on Aug 06 ’24.
