Insider Cluster (5 insiders) ·Filed May 28, 2026

ACLS

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 5 insiders, $1.0M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Dollar value is too small to warrant concern — this appears to be routine portfolio diversification and/or pre-planned 10b5-1 selling. Monitor upcoming earnings (2.02) or any material agreements (1.01) for potential catalysts, but this insider cluster alone is not actionable.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
ACLS ▼ -17.90% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -17.90% · α vs SPY -19.08% · entry $150.41 → $123.49
Entry anchored
May 28, 2026
via day open
T+1d
+0.01%
call +0.01% · α -0.25%
$150.42
settled 4mo ago
T+5d
-2.16%
call -2.16% · α +0.36%
$147.16
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
+17.10%
call +17.10% · α +18.89%
$176.13
settled 3mo ago
T+60d
-17.90%
call -17.90% · α -19.08%
$123.49
settled 6w ago

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Executive Summary

Five Axcelis insiders sold a total of ~$956K in open-market sales over a 7-day window, representing ~0.02% of the company's $4.9B market cap. The sell cluster includes the EVP General Counsel, EVP of R&D, EVP Global Customer Operations, VP Corporate Controller, and a Director, but the aggregate dollar value is immaterial relative to company size. Per academic literature, cluster sells are typically liquidity/vesting-driven and carry little predictive signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$956.0K
Insiders
5

Key Facts

  • 5 insiders sold open-market shares totaling roughly $956K from May 20-27, 2026
  • Total sales are ~0.02% of ACLS's $4.9B market cap — immaterial by proportionality standards
  • Sellers include C-suite (EVP GC, EVP R&D, EVP Ops) and a Director — broad but small-dollar
  • No open-market purchases reported in the cluster; net direction is selling
  • Cluster sells are weakly predictive vs cluster buys per academic literature (Cohen et al.; Alldredge 2019)

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of ~$956K, or 0.02% of market cap

dilution

Risk Factors

  • If insider selling accelerates to >0.5% of market cap in a concentrated window, signal would strengthen

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-1780002346779
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 28, 2026