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After finishing at $45.23 in the prior trading day, Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ACLS) closed at $45.10, down -0.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. ACLS stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.975 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.08.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ACLS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.05 and its Current Ratio is at 5.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 29 ’24 when DOUGLAS LAWSON bought 7,254 shares for $112.07 per share.
Titinger Jorge sold 6,086 shares of ACLS for $669,338 on Aug 06 ’24. The Director now owns 5,891 shares after completing the transaction at $109.98 per share. On Aug 06 ’24, another insider, JORGE TITINGER, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,086 shares for $109.98 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACLS now has a Market Capitalization of 1451353984 and an Enterprise Value of 952273664. As of this moment, Axcelis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.936 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.332.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACLS is 1.50, which has changed by -0.5429672 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACLS has reached a high of $158.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 733.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 713130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 32.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.65M. Insiders hold about 1.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.07% stake in the company. Shares short for ACLS as of 1743379200 were 4684455 with a Short Ratio of 6.39, compared to 1740700800 on 4475009. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4684455 and a Short% of Float of 20.989999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
