Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.730-0.730 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.490. The company issued revenue guidance of $185.0 million-$185.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $184.9 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on ACLS. B. Riley reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $50.00 target price (down from $80.00) on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Craig Hallum reduced their target price on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, William Blair downgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.00.

Axcelis Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ ACLS traded up $1.75 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $53.84. 506,814 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 637,994. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $51.44 and its 200-day moving average is $65.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 5.41 and a quick ratio of 4.05. The company has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 8.76, a PEG ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 1.52. Axcelis Technologies has a 52-week low of $40.40 and a 52-week high of $158.61.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.29. Axcelis Technologies had a net margin of 19.75% and a return on equity of 21.02%. Equities analysts forecast that Axcelis Technologies will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Axcelis Technologies announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, March 12th that permits the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

About Axcelis Technologies

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 Asia Pacific. The company offers high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements.