Shares of AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI – Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the four brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $5.30.
AXTI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of AXT in a report on Tuesday. Craig Hallum lifted their price target on shares of AXT from $3.75 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of AXT in a report on Monday, April 8th. B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of AXT from $3.80 to $5.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 5th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of AXT from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, March 2nd.
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AXT Price Performance
Shares of AXT stock opened at $3.43 on Friday. AXT has a fifty-two week low of $1.89 and a fifty-two week high of $5.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $151.78 million, a P/E ratio of -7.98 and a beta of 2.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $3.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.87.
AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.05. AXT had a negative net margin of 23.59% and a negative return on equity of 7.80%. The firm had revenue of $20.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.62 million. On average, analysts expect that AXT will post -0.1 earnings per share for the current year.
About AXT
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.
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