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AXTI vs. XPER, RBCN, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, 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), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

AXT vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, AXT had 4 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AXT and 2 mentions for Xperi. AXT's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Xperi's score of 1.09 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Xperi has a net margin of -16.72% compared to AXT's net margin of -27.68%. Xperi's return on equity of -7.03% beat AXT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AXT-27.68% -11.38% -7.02%
Xperi -16.72%-7.03%-4.14%

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

AXT has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AXT presently has a consensus price target of $4.60, indicating a potential upside of 63.12%. Xperi has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 117.92%. Given Xperi's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xperi is more favorable than AXT.

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

AXT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
AXT$86.08M1.51-$11.62M-$0.55-5.13
Xperi$475.22M0.60-$136.61M-$0.08-77.44

Summary

Xperi beats AXT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AXTI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$130.07M$39.25B$29.55B$9.74B
Dividend YieldN/A2.39%3.10%4.09%
P/E Ratio-5.13641.2554.5225.97
Price / Sales1.51264.241,253.31123.18
Price / CashN/A86.0035.3358.38
Price / Book0.658.369.586.39
Net Income-$11.62M$551.26M$805.43M$265.66M
7 Day Performance37.56%2.29%1.58%1.98%
1 Month Performance20.00%-5.36%-0.11%1.33%
1 Year Performance1.08%33.05%24,107.89%21.15%

AXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTI
AXT
3.6824 of 5 stars
$2.82
+13.7%
$4.60
+63.1%
-12.7%$130.07M$86.08M-5.131,075News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
XPER
Xperi
3.5039 of 5 stars
$6.12
+3.5%
$13.50
+120.8%
-31.2%$282.88M$475.22M-3.222,100Positive News
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
0.7568 of 5 stars
$3.45
-2.3%
N/A+364.8%$8.21M$3.88M18.1610News Coverage
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8505 of 5 stars
$163.53
+1.1%
$194.84
+19.1%
-23.6%$129.81B$27.18B19.4935,700Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
LRCX
Lam Research
4.666 of 5 stars
$98.88
-0.6%
$107.09
+8.3%
+12.7%$125.94B$18.44B23.7719,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
KLAC
KLA
4.4872 of 5 stars
$883.39
+1.0%
$890.59
+0.8%
+5.5%$115.46B$12.16B29.0715,200Positive News
ENTG
Entegris
4.0604 of 5 stars
$78.41
+1.7%
$106.44
+35.8%
-28.8%$11.69B$3.24B40.428,200News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
MKSI
MKS
4.8913 of 5 stars
$101.10
+0.9%
$119.80
+18.5%
-17.8%$6.73B$3.59B25.6610,200
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.8139 of 5 stars
$24.05
+1.2%
$26.44
+10.0%
-30.1%$5.87B$6.32B19.5528,300Positive News
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.2654 of 5 stars
$153.23
+1.2%
$138.90
-9.4%
+36.4%$5.71B$1.48B69.3410,000Positive News
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.5674 of 5 stars
$108.63
+1.6%
$137.86
+26.9%
-51.1%$5.24B$987.32M26.891,551Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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