The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Axcelis Technologies Inc shares valued at $172,100 were sold by Titinger Jorge on Dec 17 ’25. At $86.05 per share, Titinger Jorge sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,477 shares worth approximately $0.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JORGE TITINGER purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 172,100 in proceeds.
Before that, Blumenstock Gerald M had sold 3,034 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $271,422, the EVP, Research, Dev. & Eng. traded Axcelis Technologies Inc shares for $89.46 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,034 shares, worth approximately $1.68 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on October 13, 2025, Axcelis Technologies Inc [ACLS] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at The Benchmark Company upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of April 21, 2025, B. Riley Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ACLS. Earlier on February 12, 2025, William Blair downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for ACLS stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing ACLS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: ACLS] plunged -3.34% to $89.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $87.85, but it reached a high of $92.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.88%. Over the course of the year, Axcelis Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $95.50 on 01/06/26 and a 52-week low of $81.61 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Axcelis Technologies Inc (ACLS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 87.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 85.01. In the upper region, resistance lies at 92.61. The next price resistance is at 95.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.86 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Axcelis Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Axcelis Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.4 million shares to 4.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.82 million shares. A jump of 9.45% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.86.
Which companies own the most shares of Axcelis Technologies Inc (ACLS)?
In terms of Axcelis Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 110 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.29% from the previous closing price of $92.99. Analysts anticipate Axcelis Technologies Inc stock to reach 110 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 110. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Axcelis Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
