AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI - Get Free Report) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.150--0.130 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of -0.050. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.0 million-$20.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $23.9 million.
AXT Stock Down 2.2 %
AXTI stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $1.31. 1,229,423 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 635,315. The firm has a market cap of $58.62 million, a PE ratio of -4.68 and a beta of 2.08. AXT has a 1-year low of $1.30 and a 1-year high of $5.64. The company's fifty day moving average price is $2.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.28.
AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.08). AXT had a negative net margin of 11.70% and a negative return on equity of 5.27%. The firm had revenue of $25.11 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.94 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that AXT will post -0.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Northland Securities cut their target price on AXT from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. B. Riley restated a "buy" rating and issued a $6.00 price objective (up previously from $5.50) on shares of AXT in a report on Friday. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $4.50 target price (down previously from $5.50) on shares of AXT in a research report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of AXT in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AXT presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5.10.
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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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