AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• AXT has revised its Q3 2025 earnings guidance, predicting an EPS of -0.130 to -0.110, below the consensus estimate of -0.100, and projected revenue between $19.0 million and $21.0 million, also below the expected $24.8 million.
• The stock price of AXT decreased 1.9% to $2.08, with a market cap of $94.85 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.84, indicating ongoing financial challenges.
• Analysts have mixed views on AXT, with one rating it as a "sell" while others suggest a "buy," leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $4.70.

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.130--0.110 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.100. The company issued revenue guidance of $19.0 million-$21.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $24.8 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on AXTI shares. Wedbush cut their price objective on shares of AXT from $4.25 to $4.10 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. B. Riley reduced their price target on AXT from $4.50 to $4.30 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded AXT to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $4.60.

AXT Stock Down 2.4%

AXT stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $2.06. 204,001 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 518,613. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $2.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.94 million, a P/E ratio of -3.75 and a beta of 2.10. AXT has a fifty-two week low of $1.13 and a fifty-two week high of $3.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AXT

An institutional investor recently raised its position in AXT stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in AXT Inc (NASDAQ:AXTI - Free Report) by 2.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 293,818 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,039 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC owned about 0.64% of AXT worth $412,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.52% of the company's stock.

AXT Company Profile

AXT, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, high-speed data transfer in data centers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, consumer devices, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, thermo-photovoltaics, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging.