Should I buy or sell AXT stock right now?

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AXT in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AXTI shares. View AXTI analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is AXT's stock price target for 2024?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for AXT's shares. Their AXTI share price targets range from $5.00 to $6.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $5.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 91.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AXTI or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have AXTI shares performed in 2024?

AXT's stock was trading at $2.40 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AXTI stock has increased by 15.4% and is now trading at $2.77. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting AXT?

AXT saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,930,000 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the March 15th total of 1,770,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 4.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View AXT's Short Interest .

When is AXT's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. View our AXTI earnings forecast .

How can I listen to AXT's earnings call?

AXT will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 4:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 800-770-2030 with passcode "4378083".

How were AXT's earnings last quarter?

AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.05. The semiconductor company had revenue of $20.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.62 million. AXT had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.80% and a negative net margin of 23.59%.

What guidance has AXT issued on next quarter's earnings?

AXT issued an update on its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Saturday, April, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $22.4 million-$22.7 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $21.0 million.

What other stocks do shareholders of AXT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AXT investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Micron Technology (MU) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Editas Medicine (EDIT) , Cisco Systems (CSCO) , General Electric (GE) , Block (SQ) , OPKO Health (OPK) and Bank of America (BAC) .

Who are AXT's major shareholders?

AXT's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Keystone Wealth Services LLC (0.44%) and Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary L Fischer , Jesse Chen , Leonard J Leblanc , Morris S Young, Morris S Young and Russell Christine. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of AXT?

Shares of AXTI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

NASDAQ:AXTI

AXT (AXTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.77

-0.17 (-5.78%)

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$2.94
50-Day Range: $2.20
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$5.40
52-Week Range: $1.89
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$5.64

Volume: 827,101 shs
Average Volume: 2.14 million shs
Market Capitalization: $122.57 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $5.30

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AXT MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 91.3% Upside
$5.30 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
4.75% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.30
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($0.10) to $0.38 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.41 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

369th out of 585 stocks

Semiconductors & Related Devices Industry

55th out of 87 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
AXT has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
AXT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.75% of the float of AXT has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
AXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in AXT has recently increased by 9.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
AXT does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
AXT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for AXTI.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
AXT has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for AXT this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 29 people have searched for AXTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
9 people have added AXT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, AXT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 8.39% of the stock of AXT is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
49.52% of the stock of AXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for AXT are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.10) to $0.38 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of AXT is -6.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of AXT is -6.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
AXT has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About AXT Stock (NASDAQ:AXTI)

AXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, high-speed data transfer in data centers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, consumer devices, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, thermo-photovoltaics, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging. It also provides semi-insulating gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for use in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, transistors, direct broadcast television, power amplifiers, satellite communications, and solar cells; and semi-conducting GaAs substrates that are used in LEDs, screen displays using micro-LEDs, printer head lasers and LEDs, 3-D sensing using VCSELs, data center communication using VCSELs, sensors for industrial robotics/near-infrared sensors, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers, as well as laser machining, cutting, and drilling. In addition, the company offers germanium substrates for use in multi-junction solar cells for satellites, optical sensors and detectors, terrestrial concentrated photo voltaic cells, infrared detectors, and carrier wafer for LED. Further, it provides 6N+ and 7N+ purified gallium, boron trioxide, gallium-magnesium alloy, pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) crucibles, and pBN insulating parts. It sells its products through direct salesforce in the United States, China, and Europe, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

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AXTI Stock News Headlines

April 18, 2024 | prnewswire.com

ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages AXT, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - AXTI

April 17, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) Shareholders May Have Been Affected by Fraud- Levi & Korsinsky Investigates

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April 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Short Interest in AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Expands By 9.0%

April 15, 2024 | tmcnet.com

AXTI LOSS ALERT: ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages AXT, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - AXTI

April 15, 2024 | businesswire.com

AXTI LOSS ALERT: ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages AXT, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation – AXTI

April 13, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

April 12, 2024 | prnewswire.com

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of AXT, Inc. - AXTI

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April 10, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

AXT's (AXTI) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Needham & Company LLC

April 10, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) Price Target Increased to $5.00 by Analysts at Craig Hallum

April 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

AXT Rated as ‘Buy’ on Strong Q1 2024 Performance and Promising AI Sector Involvement

April 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Wedbush

April 8, 2024 | businesswire.com

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Announces Investigation of AXT, Inc. (AXTI) on Behalf of Investors

April 8, 2024 | marketwatch.com

AXT Shares Rise 22% on Higher 1Q Revenue Outlook

April 8, 2024 | businesswire.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of AXT, Inc. (AXTI) on Behalf of Investors

April 8, 2024 | globenewswire.com

AXT, Inc. Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2024 Revenue Results and Schedules Earnings Release for May 2, 2024

April 6, 2024 | morningstar.com

Investigation into AXT Underway: Johnson Fistel, LLP Digs into Alleged Securities Law Violations - What Shareholders Need to Know

April 5, 2024 | businesswire.com

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces Investigation of AXT, Inc. (AXTI) on Behalf of Investors

April 4, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

AXT: Selloff Provides Buying Opportunity

March 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

February 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

After losing 14% in the past year, AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) institutional owners must be relieved by the recent gain

February 24, 2024 | msn.com

Craig-Hallum Upgrades AXT (AXTI)

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Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/02/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AXTI
CUSIP: 00246W10
CIK: 1051627
Web: www.axt.com
Phone: (510) 438-4700
Fax: 510-353-0668
Employees: 1,456
Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $5.30
High Stock Price Target: $6.00
Low Stock Price Target: $5.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +91.3%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.43)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-17,880,000.00
Net Margins: -23.59%
Pretax Margin: -25.11%
Return on Equity: -7.80%
Return on Assets: -5.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 2.09
Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $75.79 million
Price / Sales: 1.62
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $5.13 per share
Price / Book: 0.54

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 44,250,000
Free Float: 40,536,000
Market Cap: $122.57 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 2.24

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Key Executives

Dr. Morris S. Young Ph.D. (Age 79)
Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman
Comp: $901.81k
Mr. Gary L. Fischer (Age 72)
CFO, VP & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $549.86k
Dr. Wei Gao
Chief Technical Officer

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AXTI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell AXT stock right now?: 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AXT in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AXTI shares.
View AXTI analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is AXT's stock price target for 2024?: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for AXT's shares. Their AXTI share price targets range from $5.00 to $6.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $5.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 91.3% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for AXTI or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have AXTI shares performed in 2024?: AXT's stock was trading at $2.40 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AXTI stock has increased by 15.4% and is now trading at $2.77.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting AXT?: AXT saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,930,000 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the March 15th total of 1,770,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 4.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.
View AXT's Short Interest.
When is AXT's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024.
View our AXTI earnings forecast.
How can I listen to AXT's earnings call?: AXT will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 4:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 800-770-2030 with passcode "4378083".

How were AXT's earnings last quarter?: AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.05. The semiconductor company had revenue of $20.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.62 million. AXT had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.80% and a negative net margin of 23.59%.
What guidance has AXT issued on next quarter's earnings?: AXT issued an update on its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Saturday, April, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $22.4 million-$22.7 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $21.0 million.
What other stocks do shareholders of AXT own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AXT investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Editas Medicine (EDIT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Block (SQ), OPKO Health (OPK) and Bank of America (BAC).
Who are AXT's major shareholders?: AXT's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Keystone Wealth Services LLC (0.44%) and Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary L Fischer, Jesse Chen, Leonard J Leblanc, Morris S Young, Morris S Young and Russell Christine.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of AXT?: Shares of AXTI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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