AXT (AXTI) Competitors

Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN) and AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor RBCN or AXTI?

In the previous week, AXT had 2 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AXT and 1 mentions for Rubicon Technology. AXT's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rubicon Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AXT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RBCN or AXTI?

AXT has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 139.90%. Given AXT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AXT is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AXT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RBCN or AXTI more profitable?

AXT has a net margin of -11.70% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. AXT's return on equity of -5.27% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%
AXT	-11.70%	-5.27%	-3.31%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RBCN or AXTI?

0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of AXT shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of AXT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RBCN or AXTI?

AXT received 193 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.03% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 45.31% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 45.31%	Underperform Votes 315 54.69%
AXT	Outperform Votes 454 64.03%	Underperform Votes 255 35.97%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RBCN or AXTI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	1.23	-$10K	$0.19	10.53
AXT	$96.03M	0.94	-$11.62M	-$0.43	-4.60

Which has more risk & volatility, RBCN or AXTI?

Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXT has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AXT beats Rubicon Technology on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.