AXT (AXTI) Competitors

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) and Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, AXTI or RBCN?

AXT has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AXTI or RBCN?

AXT received 191 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.02% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 45.63% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AXT	Outperform Votes 452 64.02%	Underperform Votes 254 35.98%
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 45.63%	Underperform Votes 311 54.37%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AXTI or RBCN?

49.5% of AXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of AXT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AXTI or RBCN more profitable?

AXT has a net margin of -11.70% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. AXT's return on equity of -5.27% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AXT	-11.70%	-5.27%	-3.31%
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%

Do analysts rate AXTI or RBCN?

AXT currently has a consensus target price of $5.13, indicating a potential upside of 330.67%. Given AXT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AXT is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AXT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor AXTI or RBCN?

In the previous week, AXT had 3 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AXT and 1 mentions for Rubicon Technology. AXT's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AXT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rubicon Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, AXTI or RBCN?

Rubicon Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AXT. AXT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rubicon Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AXT	$99.36M	0.55	-$11.62M	-$0.28	-4.25
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	1.22	-$10K	$0.19	10.53

Summary

AXT beats Rubicon Technology on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.