On August 24, Onto Innovation Inc. fell 5.56% in regular trading, trading at $277.625/share, with turnover of $17.74 million. The decline came amid broad weakness across the semiconductor equipment sector.

The semiconductor equipment industry saw widespread selling pressure during the session. Among major peers, Applied Materials fell 3.11%, ASML Holding fell 1.39%, KLA Corporation fell 2.67%, Lam Research fell 3.54%, and AXT Inc dropped 11.65%, indicating a sector-wide pullback rather than a company-specific catalyst.

Onto Innovation Inc. had previously reported strong Q2 results on August 7, with adjusted EPS of $1.93 beating the $1.68 consensus estimate by nearly 15%, and revenue of $343.1 million surpassing the $325.3 million expectation. The company also guided Q3 adjusted EPS of $2.18 to $2.38, well above the $1.93 analyst estimate. Additionally, on August 10, the company closed a 27% equity stake acquisition in Rigaku for approximately 113.08 billion yen to boost X-ray technology collaboration for semiconductor manufacturing applications.

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