AXT (AXTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) develops and manufactures compound semiconductor substrate materials used in high-performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. Its primary products include gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), and germanium substrates, which serve as the foundation for semiconductor components.

The company’s substrates are used in applications such as fiber-optic communications, data-center and telecommunications equipment, wireless infrastructure, radio-frequency devices, lasers, light-emitting diodes, and certain solar cells. AXT offers both semi-insulating and semi-conducting materials in multiple wafer sizes and works with customers that require specialized substrate properties for demanding applications.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Fremont, California, AXT conducts manufacturing and related operations through facilities and subsidiaries in the United States and China. The company has historically served customers across North America, Asia, and Europe. AXT is led by Morris S. Young, who has served as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.31 to $59.01
• 50-Day Range: $56.11 to $95.97
• 52-Week Range: $4.35 to $143.16
• Volume: 14.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,895.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $77.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AXT scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 589 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AXT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AXT has a consensus price target of $77.00, representing about 33.1% upside from its current price of $57.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AXT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 168.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AXT are expected to grow by 168.75% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AXT is 2,892.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AXT is 2,892.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AXT has a P/B Ratio of 10.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.51% of the float of AXT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AXT has recently increased by 22.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AXT does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AXT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

AXT has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for AXT this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

58 people have searched for AXTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

28 people have added AXT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AXT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $560,900.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.97% of the stock of AXT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.52% of the stock of AXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AXTI
• CIK: 1051627
• Web: www.axt.com
• Phone: (510) 438-4734
• Fax: 510-353-0668
• Employees: 1,072
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AXT: $77.00
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,895.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 72.39
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$21.26 million
• Net Margins: 3.23%
• Pretax Margin: 7.62%
• Return on Equity: 0.96%
• Return on Assets: 0.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.77
• Quick Ratio: 4.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $88.33 million
• Price / Sales: 42.99
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.30 per share
• Price / Book: 10.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 65,570,000
• Free Float: 61,658,000
• Market Cap: $3.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.86