Movement Alert|Axcelis Technologies Falls 5.02% in Regular Trading, Semiconductor Equipment Sector Extends Pullback Pressure

Market Focus07-02

On July 2, Axcelis Technologies declined 5.02% in regular trading, trading at $167.35/share, with turnover of $14.48 million. The decline marks a continuation of the semiconductor equipment sector pullback that began after a broad rally on June 30.

The stock had surged 5.13% on June 30 alongside sector peers including KLA (+6.14%), Lam Research (+5.25%), ASML (+4.6%), and Applied Materials (+4.56%). However, the rally reversed sharply on July 1 with Axcelis falling 6.74%, and selling pressure persisted into July 2. Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, Applied Materials fell 2.8%, Lam Research fell 3.04%, KLA-Tencor fell 4.28%, Teradyne fell 2.27%, and ASML fell 0.25%, confirming broad sector weakness.

Fundamentally, Axcelis reported Q1 revenue of $199 million beating estimates of $195 million, and guided Q2 revenue to $205 million versus the $203.4 million consensus. BofA Securities recently raised its price target to $156 from $130, while FactSet consensus target stands at $169.67, near the current trading level.

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