WINTON GROUP Ltd Decreases Position in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. $ACLS

WINTON GROUP Ltd decreased its holdings in Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) by 39.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,620 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,531 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Axcelis Technologies were worth $1,633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACLS. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Axcelis Technologies by 18,338.9% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 6,715,434 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,272,239,000 after buying an additional 6,679,014 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Axcelis Technologies by 85.9% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,807,404 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $145,207,000 after buying an additional 835,242 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Axcelis Technologies by 0.4% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 844,097 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $78,565,000 after acquiring an additional 3,057 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 7.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 635,393 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,560,000 after acquiring an additional 44,275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Axcelis Technologies by 3,402.5% during the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 491,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $45,772,000 after acquiring an additional 477,705 shares during the last quarter. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Axcelis Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ACLS opened at $113.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.21 and a current ratio of 4.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $129.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $130.43. The stock has a market cap of $3.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.86. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $73.60 and a one year high of $193.78.

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.17. Axcelis Technologies had a return on equity of 11.69% and a net margin of 10.71%.The business had revenue of $215.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $205.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.13 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. Axcelis Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.110-1.110 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Axcelis Technologies, Inc. will post 3.39 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on ACLS. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Axcelis Technologies from $130.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Axcelis Technologies in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Craig Hallum lowered shares of Axcelis Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $132.20.

Axcelis Technologies Profile

Axcelis Technologies, Inc is a semiconductor equipment company that designs, manufactures and services ion implantation systems used in the production of semiconductor devices. Its equipment modifies the electrical properties of silicon wafers by implanting precisely controlled ions, an important step in manufacturing power semiconductors, memory products and other integrated circuits.

The company’s primary product family is the Purion platform, which includes systems designed for high-current, medium-current and high-energy implantation applications.