AXT (AXTI) Competitors $2.14 +0.07 (+3.13%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.17 +0.03 (+1.40%) As of 06:22 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AXTI vs. XPER, RBCN, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, and ONTOShould 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 Xperi Rubicon Technology Applied Materials Lam Research KLA Entegris MKS Amkor Technology Advanced Energy Industries Onto Innovation AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) and Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) are both small-cap semiconductor equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Do analysts recommend AXTI or XPER? AXT presently has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 121.45%. Xperi has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 133.42%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and 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) 3.00Xperi 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has better earnings & valuation, AXTI or XPER? 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 RatioAXT$99.36M0.98-$11.62M-$0.43-4.99Xperi$488.88M0.76-$136.61M-$0.43-18.93 Is AXTI or XPER more profitable? 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 AXT-19.10% -8.54% -5.32% Xperi -16.72%-7.03%-4.14% Which has more risk and volatility, AXTI or XPER? AXT has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in AXTI or XPER? 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. Does the media favor AXTI or XPER? In the previous week, AXT had 1 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AXT and 0 mentions for Xperi. Xperi's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat AXT's score of 0.75 indicating that Xperi is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment AXT Positive Xperi Positive SummaryXperi beats AXT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AXT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AXTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAXTELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$97.81M$38.54B$27.66B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A2.14%3.13%3.99%P/E Ratio-4.9946.9837.2020.25Price / Sales0.98247.771,982.04119.26Price / CashN/A32.5934.7528.59Price / Book0.455.257.205.65Net Income-$11.62M$528.96M$763.57M$249.15M7 Day Performance2.63%2.70%1.92%2.91%1 Month Performance20.51%13.07%5.55%4.11%1 Year Performance-34.80%30.77%52,329.18%20.98% AXT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXTIAXT3.2406 of 5 stars$2.15+3.1%$4.75+121.4%-34.8%$97.81M$99.36M-4.991,400XPERXperi3.2792 of 5 stars$7.92+0.5%$19.00+139.9%+4.4%$360.50M$488.88M-4.172,100RBCNRubicon Technology0.401 of 5 stars$2.10-8.7%N/A+159.1%$5.00M$3.88M11.0510Gap DownAMATApplied Materials4.7899 of 5 stars$183.07-0.1%$200.24+9.4%-21.3%$147.03B$27.18B22.2735,700Positive NewsLRCXLam Research4.5418 of 5 stars$97.34+0.1%$93.97-3.5%-9.3%$124.33B$14.91B27.1317,450Positive NewsKLACKLA4.5511 of 5 stars$895.74+0.7%$815.39-9.0%+7.0%$117.68B$9.81B32.5615,230Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeENTGEntegris4.4337 of 5 stars$80.65-2.1%$113.00+40.1%-37.7%$12.47B$3.24B39.538,200Positive NewsMKSIMKS4.252 of 5 stars$99.36-0.8%$130.82+31.7%-21.9%$6.76B$3.59B29.6610,200News CoverageAMKRAmkor Technology4.9807 of 5 stars$20.99-0.8%$28.00+33.4%-45.1%$5.23B$6.32B16.4028,300AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3341 of 5 stars$132.50+0.1%$126.89-4.2%+29.7%$4.98B$1.48B68.3010,000Positive NewsONTOOnto Innovation4.7835 of 5 stars$100.97+2.1%$141.67+40.3%-55.5%$4.83B$987.32M22.841,551Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPER Alternatives RBCN Alternatives AMAT Alternatives LRCX Alternatives KLAC Alternatives ENTG Alternatives MKSI Alternatives AMKR Alternatives AEIS Alternatives ONTO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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