AXT, Inc. (AXTI)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Fremont, United States | NasdaqGS
53.07 USD
-4.84
(-8.358%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 12:34 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is explosively bullish, driven by a perfect storm of a massive earnings beat, surging institutional interest from giants like BlackRock, and aggressive options positioning that bets on a continuation of the rally. The stock has successfully navigated a volatile period to land on the right side of the AI trade, with momentum indicators flashing green despite a slight pullback from recent highs. However, the long-term picture remains a work in progress; while the business is showing signs of recovery with positive year-over-year growth and expanding margins, the valuation is still stretched relative to historical norms, and the company has yet to demonstrate the sustained profitability required to justify a premium multiple. The absence of a dividend program further limits its appeal as a defensive hold, making it purely a growth vehicle at this stage. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.127684 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.145344 |
| AutoETS | 0.145344 |
| MSTL | 0.146946 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 0.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.380 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.98 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.667 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.473 |
| Market Cap | 3,479,970,304 |
| Trailing P/E | 1326.75 |
| Forward P/E | 23.59 |
| Beta | 1.86 |
| Profit Margins | 3.23% |
| Website | https://www.axt.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a sharp upward move, evidenced by massive call volume at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., 85, 90, 100) and heavy open interest walls at these levels. While there is notable put volume near the money, the overwhelming capital flow is directional bullishness, suggesting traders expect a breakout driven by the recent earnings beat and AI narrative.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 11.840355 |
| Address1 | 4,281 Technology Drive |
| All Time High | 143.16 |
| All Time Low | 0.66 |
| Ask | 60.93 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,752,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 9,925,028 |
| Average Volume | 9,925,028 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,752,280 |
| Beta | 1.86 |
| Bid | 46.14 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 13.767 |
| City | Fremont |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 53.07 |
| Current Ratio | 4.765 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 56.58 |
| Day Low | 52.96 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.667 |
| Display Name | AXT |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 13,448,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10715 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 258.034 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 27.648 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,470,040,576 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.868 |
| Eps Forward | 2.25 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.04 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 71.2712 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -18.201202 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.25537947 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1,184.0355 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 143.16 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -90.090004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6292959 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 48.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 11.200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.35 - 143.16 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 895,757,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 61,608,463 |
| Forward Eps | 2.25 |
| Forward P E | 23.586666 |
| Free Cashflow | -44,417,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,541 |
| Fullday Change | -4.84 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -8.357797 |
| Fullday Price | 53.07 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32184 |
| Gross Profits | 40,394,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03977 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73136 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 65,573,212 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | AXT, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,479,970,304 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_383981 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 3,877,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,785,533,011 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 56.2288 |
| Operating Cashflow | -5,761,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.21902001 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 12.09 |
| Phone | 510 438 4700 |
| Previous Close | 57.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 61.140556 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.8548703 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 27.726858 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0323 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.612 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -4.84 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -8.357797 |
| Regular Market Day High | 56.58 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 52.96 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 52.96 - 56.58 |
| Regular Market Open | 56.2288 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 57.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 53.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,168,475 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,701,467 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0034 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01012 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.648 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.473 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 65,573,212 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.16459998 |
| Shares Short | 10,794,708 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,192,428 |
| Short Name | AXT Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1719 |
| Short Ratio | 1.25 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | AXTI |
| Target High Price | 125.0 |
| Target Low Price | 55.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 91.6 |
| Target Median Price | 93.0 |
| Total Cash | 417,198,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.499 |
| Total Debt | 101,530,000 |
| Total Revenue | 125,509,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.04 |
| Trailing P E | 1,326.75 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 62.86975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.799751 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15587386 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,701,467 |
| Website | https://www.axt.com |
| Zip | 94,538 |