Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Beverly, United States | NasdaqGS
136.56 USD
-6.79
(-4.737%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 135.23 -1.33 (-1.330%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT
The narrative here is one of a battered asset finding a temporary floor amidst a brutal multi-year correction. While the business fundamentals—specifically the massive 600% cumulative gain over the last nine years and the recent recovery from a 48% drop last year—suggest the core technology leader is not broken, the price action tells a different story. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, having erased nearly half its value in the trailing twelve months. The recent price action shows volatility but no sustained trend, hovering around the 140 level after a brief spike. Crucially, the company has no dividend history, eliminating income as a buffer for investors. The options market confirms this anxiety: traders are placing massive bets on downside protection at strikes like 40 and 60, while also capping their upside exposure. Until the price decisively breaks above the 160 resistance zone and the earnings growth turns positive again, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward caution. This is a hold for existing owners waiting for a rebound, but not a high-conviction entry yet. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.082003 |
| AutoETS | 0.132787 |
| MSTL | 0.145686 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.158328 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 24% |
| H-stat | 5.60 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.749 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.106 |
| Market Cap | 4,197,020,672 |
| Trailing P/E | 42.28 |
| Forward P/E | 28.17 |
| Beta | 1.87 |
| Profit Margins | 11.93% |
| Website | https://www.axcelis.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest walls at strikes significantly above the current price (195, 200, 250, 280), suggesting a fear of a sharp decline or a 'cap' on upside. Conversely, there is notable volume and open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 40, 60, 80), indicating a hedge against a severe crash or a speculative bet on a collapse. The implied volatility is elevated across the board, particularly for far-dated OTM strikes, reflecting uncertainty rather than a clear directional bias toward a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.0060174 |
| Address1 | 108 Cherry Hill Drive |
| All Time High | 201.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.68 |
| Ask | 174.2 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 772,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 697,593 |
| Average Volume | 697,593 |
| Average Volume10Days | 772,030 |
| Beta | 1.873 |
| Bid | 99.52 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 33.991 |
| City | Beverly |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 136.56 |
| Current Ratio | 4.589 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 141.22 |
| Day Low | 136.03 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.749 |
| Display Name | Axcelis |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.659 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.678 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,873,600 |
| Ebitda | 108,146,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12792 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 36.071 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.614 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,900,924,928 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.834 |
| Eps Forward | 4.848 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 978 787 3000 |
| Fifty Day Average | 159.3606 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -22.800598 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14307551 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 100.601746 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 193.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -57.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.29528332 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 65.64 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 70.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0804387 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 65.64 - 193.78 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 963,322,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 30,532,590 |
| Forward Eps | 4.848 |
| Forward P E | 28.168316 |
| Free Cashflow | 49,110,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,465 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43605998 |
| Gross Profits | 368,660,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00684 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.07503 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,733,897 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Ir Website | http://investor.axcelis.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121859&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,467,331,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 the Asia Pacific. The company provides high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements. It also offers aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and customer training. The company sells its equipment and services to semiconductor chip manufacturers through its direct sales force. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,197,020,672 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_416350 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 100,873,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,405,704,134 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 139.81 |
| Operating Cashflow | 96,649,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03996 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.45 |
| Phone | 978 787 4000 |
| Post Market Change | -1.3300018 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.9739322 |
| Post Market Price | 135.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,585 |
| Previous Close | 143.35 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 35.618153 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.017534 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.9642973 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11931 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.591 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -6.79001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.73666 |
| Regular Market Day High | 141.22 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 136.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 136.03 - 141.22 |
| Regular Market Open | 139.81 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 143.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 136.56 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 290,786 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04517 |
| Return On Equity | 0.097370006 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.033 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.106 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,733,897 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0618 |
| Shares Short | 1,899,085 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,546,993 |
| Short Name | Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0892 |
| Short Ratio | 2.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | ACLS |
| Target High Price | 180.0 |
| Target Low Price | 156.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 169.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 173.0 |
| Total Cash | 366,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.928 |
| Total Debt | 70,504,000 |
| Total Revenue | 845,441,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.23 |
| Trailing P E | 42.278637 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 107.79715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 28.762848 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.26682383 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 290,786 |
| Website | https://www.axcelis.com |
| Zip | 01,915-1088 |