AXTI
AXT, Inc.
Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials · NMS
$89.04
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$8.0B
Total market value of the company
163.26
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+39.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-14.7%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-5.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$91.50
+3% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock
About AXT, Inc.

AXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. The company provides 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 offers 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, laser machining, cutting and drilling, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers. In addition, the company provides 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 offers 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.

https://www.axt.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,541 Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
2.068
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.1182
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
6.586
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
464.2%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-70.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
98
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.76
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$143.16
38% below the year high
52W Low
$1.45
6041% above the year low
Avg Volume
12,107,857
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
0.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
13.2%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-0.32
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

23.33
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.59
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.42
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
21.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-5.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$96M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-14,259,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
4
Target High
$95.00
Target Median
$91.50
Target Low
$73.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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