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$126.43 -8.96 (-6.62%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$4.18B
Shares
30.88M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$126.43 Open$137.08 Day$125.50–137.31 52W close$74.12–191.60 Avg vol 30d402K Short int1.6M · 5.2% float · 4.0d Short vol65% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −15%
      below
      RSI (14) 42
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 45%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −11%
      trailing
      6-month return +51%
      trailing
      YTD return +57%
      this year
      Relative strength +40%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $149 › 200d $115 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +112 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      5.22% of float · ▼ -8.9% MoM · 4.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      441 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −18%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 45%
      expanding
      EPS growth −38%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $107.0M
      Valuation P/E 45.3
      below peers
      Buyback $110.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $116.4M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 67%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −42%
      past year
      ATR 7.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 5 of last 6
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Revenues · third quarter ending September 30, 2026 Initiated $230M
      prior qtr $215.18M midpoint +6.9% QoQ
      GAAP earnings per diluted share · third quarter ending September 30, 2026 Initiated $0.76
      prior qtr $0.75 midpoint +1.3% QoQ
      Non-GAAP earnings per share · third quarter ending September 30, 2026 Initiated $1.11
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      Revenues · second quarter ending June 30, 2026 $205M
      GAAP earnings per diluted share · second quarter ending June 30, 2026 $0.57
      Non-GAAP earnings per share · second quarter ending June 30, 2026 $0.90
      Guided vs delivered · last 6 settled
      Revenues fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025
      guided $215M
      $238.33M Beat +10.9%
      Revenue second quarter
      guided $245M
      $256.51M Beat +4.7%
      Earnings per diluted share second quarter
      guided $1.30
      $1.55 Beat +19.2%
      Revenue 2025
      guided $1.3B
      $839.05M Miss −35.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −15% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      42 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      45% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $149 › 200d $115 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +112 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      5.22% of float · ▼ -8.9% MoM · 4.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      441 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $74 Now $126 · 45% Range high $192
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg -15%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 15.4% Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS non-GAAP $1.78 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share non-GAAP $0.72 Q1 2026
      Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP 22.43M Q1 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Semiconductor Equipment & Materials — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ACLS
      Axcelis Technologies Inc
      this stock
      $4.18B +57.4% -17.6% 45.3 5.2%
      ASML
      Asml Holding NV
      $692.52B +63.7% 0.3%
      AMAT
      Applied Materials Inc /De
      $408.36B +93.1% -12.6% 48.4 1.8%
      LRCX
      Lam Research Corp
      $384.37B +79.4% +51.7% 53.3 2.2%
      KLAC
      Kla Corp
      $244.68B +11.7% 51.2 2.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      441
      % held
      102.7%
      Net QoQ
      -1.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      368
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.6M
      Days to cover
      4.0d
      Change
      -157.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      65%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2
      Value
      $289
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $839.0M
      Net income (FY)
      $120.2M
      EPS diluted
      $3.80
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $215.0M
      Remaining
      $110.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $249.7K
      Shares
      1.6K
      Filed
      Jun 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 20, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Axcelis Announces Financial Resul…
      Published
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ACLS -11.1% -10.9% +51.3% -3.0% +57.4%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -10.6% -13.8% +39.7% -6.0% +44.6%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $215.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $105.00M
      Remaining
      $110.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1113232 CUSIP 054540208 13F (30d) 409 filings 391 filers Visit website Investor relations