Axcelis Technologies Inc’s recently made public that its Director KURTZWEIL JOHN T unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.1 million on May 20 ’25. In the deal valued at $61.93 per share,1,682 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, KURTZWEIL JOHN T now holds 35,050 shares worth roughly $2.48 million.
Then, JOHN THOMAS KURTZWEIL bought 1,682 shares, generating $104,159 in total proceeds.
Before that, DOUGLAS LAWSON bought 7,254 shares. Axcelis Technologies Inc shares valued at $812,928 were divested by the Officer at a price of $112.07 per share.
B. Riley Securities downgraded its Axcelis Technologies Inc [ACLS] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including William Blair’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. The Benchmark Company also remained covering ACLS and has decreased its forecast on November 08, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Craig Hallum revised its rating on May 03, 2024. It rated ACLS as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of ACLS
On Tuesday, Axcelis Technologies Inc [NASDAQ:ACLS] saw its stock jump 4.66% to $70.76. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 19.39%. Axcelis Technologies Inc shares have risen nearly 1.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -44.42% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Axcelis Technologies Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Axcelis Technologies Inc stocks on 2025-05-15, dropping by 90317.0 shares to a total of 5.22 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 5.31 million shares. There was a decline of -1.73%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
