Movement Alert|Axcelis Technologies Rises 5.08% in Regular Trading, Semiconductor Equipment Sector Rally Combined with Investment Bank Target Price Upgrade

Market Focus06-26

On June 26, Axcelis Technologies rose 5.08% in regular trading, trading at $177.41/share, with turnover of $63.07 million.

On the news front, the semiconductor equipment sector rallied broadly, with Applied Materials up 10.51%, KLA-Tencor up 7.31%, Teradyne up 8.54%, Lam Research up 5.12%, and ASML up 3.88%, demonstrating significant sector-wide momentum. Additionally, BofA Securities recently raised its price target on Axcelis Technologies to $156 from $130, while FactSet data shows the stock carries a consensus mean target price of $169.67.

Fundamentally, Axcelis reported Q1 revenue of $199 million versus the $195 million estimate, with adjusted EPS of $0.72 beating the $0.71 consensus. The company guided Q2 revenue of $205 million and adjusted EPS of $0.90, both above analyst expectations. Earlier in April, B. Riley upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral with a $150 target. Axcelis Technologies designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in semiconductor chip fabrication globally.

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