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AXTI vs. XPER, RBCN, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, MKSI, AEIS, AMKR, and ONTO

Should you be buying AXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXT include Xperi (XPER), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), Entegris (ENTG), MKS (MKSI), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Amkor Technology (AMKR), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

AXT vs. Its Competitors

Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) and AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) are both small-cap semiconductor equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Xperi had 9 more articles in the media than AXT. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Xperi and 5 mentions for AXT. AXT's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Xperi's score of 0.19 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Xperi
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
AXT
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Xperi has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXT has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Xperi presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 103.79%. AXT has a consensus target price of $4.70, suggesting a potential upside of 115.00%. Given AXT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AXT is more favorable than Xperi.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Xperi
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AXT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of AXT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Xperi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of AXT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AXT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Xperi$488.88M0.59-$136.61M-$0.43-14.83
AXT$99.36M1.00-$11.62M-$0.43-5.08

Xperi has a net margin of -16.72% compared to AXT's net margin of -19.10%. Xperi's return on equity of -7.03% beat AXT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Xperi-16.72% -7.03% -4.14%
AXT -19.10%-8.54%-5.32%

Summary

Xperi and AXT tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AXTI vs. The Competition

MetricAXTELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$100.32M$40.90B$29.07B$9.56B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%3.03%4.03%
P/E Ratio-5.1249.6134.4920.10
Price / Sales1.0077.531,674.5167.55
Price / CashN/A95.3238.7258.75
Price / Book0.465.317.795.83
Net Income-$11.62M$528.96M$781.40M$259.10M
7 Day Performance-13.25%-3.68%-1.67%-2.35%
1 Month Performance4.59%1.93%3.64%9.75%
1 Year Performance-36.64%38.34%25.53%17.02%

AXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTI
AXT
2.7868 of 5 stars
$2.19
-4.5%
$4.70
+115.0%
-35.7%$100.32M$99.36M-5.121,075News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
XPER
Xperi
2.2348 of 5 stars
$7.61
-0.7%
$19.00
+149.8%
-19.3%$346.16M$488.88M-4.002,100Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
0.2793 of 5 stars
$2.51
+5.5%
N/A+228.1%$5.97M$3.88M13.2110Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8226 of 5 stars
$192.61
+1.1%
$204.74
+6.3%
-8.3%$152.83B$27.18B23.4335,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LRCX
Lam Research
4.3767 of 5 stars
$101.74
+1.1%
$100.57
-1.1%
+10.9%$128.76B$14.91B27.7817,450Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
KLAC
KLA
4.6325 of 5 stars
$937.76
+0.7%
$852.56
-9.1%
+17.7%$123.13B$9.81B30.4915,230Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ENTG
Entegris
4.8151 of 5 stars
$91.64
+1.0%
$108.00
+17.9%
-27.3%$13.74B$3.24B30.358,200News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
MKSI
MKS
4.7115 of 5 stars
$103.34
-1.3%
$118.80
+15.0%
-17.7%$7.06B$3.59B14.7310,200News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.328 of 5 stars
$142.66
-0.4%
$130.20
-8.7%
+29.1%$5.39B$1.48B73.5410,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.8942 of 5 stars
$21.95
+2.0%
$26.50
+20.7%
-33.3%$5.31B$6.32B17.1528,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.8114 of 5 stars
$99.70
+2.8%
$141.67
+42.1%
-46.6%$4.73B$987.32M17.071,551Positive News
Analyst Revision
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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