The trading price of Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ACLS) closed higher on Tuesday, May 06, and closing at $54.69, 4.99% higher than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 8.90. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $158.61 and a 52-week low of $40.40. Over the past month, the stock has gained 28.93% in value.
Axcelis Technologies Inc, whose market valuation is $1.76 billion at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in June. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 0.5 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 2.28 for current year and 3.64 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 189.23M for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 184.26M and highs of 201.5M. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 777.36M.
On the technical side, indicators suggest ACLS has a 50% Sell on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Sell, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Sell.
Here is the average analyst rating on the stock as represented by 1.00 to 5.00, with the extremes of 1.00 and 5.00 suggesting the stock should be considered as either strong buy or strong sell respectively. The number of analysts that have assigned ACLS a recommendation rating is 7. Out of them, 1 rate it a Hold, while 6 recommend Buy, whereas 0 assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged Axcelis Technologies Inc (ACLS) as Underweight, while 0 advise Sell. Analysts have rated the stock Buy, likely urging investors to take advantage of the opportunity to add to their holdings of the company’s shares.
A quick review shows that ACLS’s price is currently 14.35% off the SMA20 and 4.68% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 61.95, and weekly volatility stands at 6.47%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 7.18%. Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ACLS)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.50, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 3.26. With analysts defining $100-$174 as the low and high price targets, we arrive at a consensus price target of $137 for the trailing 12-month period. The current price is about -82.85% off the estimated low and -218.16% off the forecast high, based on this estimate. Investors will be thrilled if ACLS’s share price rises to $137, which is the median consensus price. At that level, ACLS’s share price would be -150.5% below current price.
To see how Axcelis Technologies Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: ACLS stock’s performance was 4.99% in the latest trading, and -48.72% in the past year. Axcelis Technologies Inc has a P/E ratio of 8.90.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ACLS) indicates that the 3-month average is 757.40K.
Currently, records show that 32.37 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 1.64% of outstanding shares, whereasinstitutions hold 96.89%. However, since the stock’s price has seen -21.73% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even lower.
