On August 3, Onto Innovation Inc. fell 5.05% in regular trading, trading at $251.28/share, with turnover of $9.43 million. The decline came as the broader semiconductor equipment sector faced widespread selling pressure.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector where Onto Innovation Inc. belongs, individual stocks were broadly weaker, with ASML Holding NV down 1.28%, Applied Materials down 2.78%, Lam Research down 4.85%, KLA Corporation down 3.82%, while AXT Inc rose 1.44%. The sector-wide weakness dragged the stock lower despite a previously optimistic outlook ahead of its upcoming earnings release on August 6, where consensus estimates project quarterly revenue of $325 million, representing 28.93% year-over-year growth, and adjusted EPS of $1.69, up 33.08% year-over-year.

Notably, the stock had rebounded sharply earlier in the week, recovering most of a prior 16%-plus cumulative decline over three consecutive trading days, supported by upbeat earnings expectations and sector recovery momentum.

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