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AXTI vs. XPER, RBCN, LRCX, AMAT, 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), Lam Research (LRCX), Applied Materials (AMAT), 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

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

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
Xperi-16.72% -7.03% -4.14%
AXT -27.68%-11.38%-7.02%

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

Xperi presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 128.23%. AXT has a consensus price target of $4.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. 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
Xperi
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 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

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$475.22M0.58-$136.61M-$0.08-73.94
AXT$99.36M1.83-$11.62M-$0.55-7.17

In the previous week, Xperi had 1 more articles in the media than AXT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Xperi and 2 mentions for AXT. AXT's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Xperi's score of 1.01 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Xperi beats AXT on 9 of the 15 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$181.71M$45.74B$31.63B$10.26B
Dividend YieldN/A2.25%3.16%4.60%
P/E Ratio-7.16681.91447.3226.36
Price / Sales1.83232.321,621.22167.32
Price / CashN/A38.1634.5929.90
Price / Book0.835.857.376.29
Net Income-$11.62M$551.26M$809.03M$270.30M
7 Day Performance29.77%4.13%2.24%1.95%
1 Month Performance92.44%11.09%5.47%6.14%
1 Year Performance70.04%58.17%24,368.66%27.92%

AXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTI
AXT
2.4404 of 5 stars
$3.95
-0.9%
$4.60
+16.6%
+69.4%$181.71M$99.36M-7.161,075Positive News
XPER
Xperi
2.8303 of 5 stars
$6.14
+0.1%
$13.50
+120.0%
-32.6%$283.57M$475.22M-3.232,100Positive News
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
0.4629 of 5 stars
$4.26
-2.1%
N/A+230.2%$10.14M$3.88M22.4210
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5244 of 5 stars
$105.07
+2.1%
$107.52
+2.3%
+54.9%$130.30B$18.44B25.2619,000Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7461 of 5 stars
$162.05
-0.4%
$193.88
+19.6%
-9.3%$129.65B$27.18B19.3135,700Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
KLAC
KLA
4.6506 of 5 stars
$908.98
+0.4%
$890.59
-2.0%
+31.6%$119.44B$12.16B29.9115,200Positive News
ENTG
Entegris
4.3191 of 5 stars
$82.14
+0.2%
$105.30
+28.2%
-18.5%$12.43B$3.24B42.348,200Positive News
MKSI
MKS
4.25 of 5 stars
$109.02
+4.3%
$119.80
+9.9%
+4.1%$7.02B$3.74B27.6710,200Positive News
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.5484 of 5 stars
$24.83
+0.8%
$26.44
+6.5%
-16.2%$6.09B$6.32B20.1928,300Positive News
Gap Up
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.6261 of 5 stars
$154.43
+0.4%
$140.90
-8.8%
+58.9%$5.80B$1.48B69.8810,000Positive News
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.0265 of 5 stars
$103.59
-0.5%
$137.86
+33.1%
-41.2%$5.10B$1.04B25.641,551Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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