Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 13,352 Shares of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. $ACLS

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH trimmed its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) by 47.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,648 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 13,352 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Axcelis Technologies were worth $1,430,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ACLS. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 45.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,659,463 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $115,648,000 after acquiring an additional 518,968 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. increased its stake in Axcelis Technologies by 6.0% in the third quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,610,332 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $157,234,000 after purchasing an additional 91,788 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 2.1% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 852,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,397,000 after purchasing an additional 17,230 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its holdings in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 2.4% during the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 845,911 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $58,952,000 after purchasing an additional 19,579 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 635,393 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,560,000 after purchasing an additional 44,275 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ACLS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. B. Riley boosted their target price on Axcelis Technologies from $84.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America upped their target price on Axcelis Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research cut Axcelis Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.25.

Axcelis Technologies Stock Down 4.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACLS opened at $88.07 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $87.51 and its 200 day moving average is $84.19. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $40.40 and a 12-month high of $102.93. The stock has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a quick ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 4.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.20. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 14.58% and a net margin of 15.93%.The business had revenue of $213.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $200.06 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.49 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.120-1.120 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Axcelis Technologies news, EVP Gerald M. Blumenstock sold 3,034 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.46, for a total value of $271,421.64. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,669,413.06. This represents a 13.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jorge Titinger sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.05, for a total transaction of $172,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $643,395.85. This trade represents a 21.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Axcelis Technologies Company 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.