Insider Cluster (6 insiders) ·Filed May 22, 2026

ACLS

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 6 insiders, $1.9M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This insider sales cluster is routine and immaterial relative to ACLS's $4.7B market cap. No C-suite selling, no concentrated selling by any single insider, and the dollar amounts are trivial. Monitor upcoming quarterly earnings for any fundamental changes, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading response.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
ACLS ▼ -23.04% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -23.04% · α vs SPY -25.76% · entry $164.27 → $126.43
Entry anchored
May 22, 2026
via day open
T+1d
-3.87%
call -3.87% · α -3.88%
$157.91
settled 4mo ago
T+5d
-3.34%
call -3.34% · α -4.55%
$158.78
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
+1.75%
call +1.75% · α +3.70%
$167.14
settled 3mo ago
T+60d
-23.04%
call -23.04% · α -25.76%
$126.43
settled 6w ago

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Executive Summary

Six ACLS insiders sold a total of ~$1.88M in open-market sales over a 7-day window, including three directors and three EVPs. The cluster is dominated by non-C-suite insiders (directors and EVPs), and the total value represents ~0.04% of the $4.7B market cap — well below the 0.1% materiality threshold. Per academic literature, insider sales clusters are weak signals (often liquidity-driven), and the dollar amount here is trivial relative to company size, making this a routine event with no actionable bearish read-through.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.9M
Insiders
6

Key Facts

  • Six insiders sold shares in open-market transactions totaling ~$1.88M from May 14-21, 2026
  • Total sales represent ~0.04% of ACLS's $4.7B market cap — well below the 0.1% materiality threshold
  • No C-suite executives (CEO, CFO, COO) participated in open-market sales; sellers were directors and EVPs
  • Four additional tax-withholding transactions (non-cash, $0 economic value) occurred on May 18, 2026
  • Prior 30-day insider activity showed 6 sells totaling $1.6M, consistent with routine pattern
  • Per Alldredge (2019), cluster sales are not more informative than non-cluster sales — likely liquidity/vesting driven

Financial Impact

Total open-market sales of ~$1.88M, or ~0.04% of market cap — immaterial

insider ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if insiders perceive headwinds in semi-cap equipment cycle
  • No open-market purchases in the cluster — one-sided selling direction, though immaterial in size

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Special Industry Machinery, NEC
Analyst Consensus
58% bullish (12 analysts)

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-ACLS-1779483929030
11 reports for ACLS
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate 2 of 3 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +23.75%May 6, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ACLS — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 9, 2026
7w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$132.65 $119.57▼ −9.86%▼ −8.95%$147.77 (+11.40%)
Jun 15, 2026
15w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$191.60 $136.56▼ −28.73%▼ −27.98%$147.77 (−22.88%)
Jun 4, 2026
17w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$147.16 $139.97▼ −4.89%▼ −6.75%$147.77 (+0.41%)
May 28, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$150.41 $176.13▲ +17.10%▲ +18.89%$147.77 (−1.76%)
May 26, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$157.91 $180.70▲ +14.43%▲ +16.33%$147.77 (−6.42%)
May 22, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$164.27 $167.14▲ +1.75%▲ +3.70%$147.77 (−10.04%)
May 21, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$156.94 $172.13▲ +9.68%▲ +11.09%$147.77 (−5.84%)
May 15, 2026
20w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$149.56 $187.53▲ +25.39%▲ +24.65%$147.77 (−1.20%)
May 15, 2026
20w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$146.24 $176.85▲ +20.93%▲ +19.35%$147.77 (+1.05%)
May 15, 2026
20w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$146.24 $176.85▲ +20.93%▲ +19.35%$147.77 (+1.05%)
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Report published May 22, 2026