AXT (AXTI) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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. 8.4% of AXT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AXTI or RBCN?

AXT presently has a consensus price target of $5.10, indicating a potential upside of 244.59%. 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)	5 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

Which has more volatility and risk, AXTI or RBCN?

AXT has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXTI or RBCN?

AXT received 191 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.11% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 45.87% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AXT	Outperform Votes 452 64.11%	Underperform Votes 253 35.89%
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 45.87%	Underperform Votes 308 54.13%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	0.68	-$11.62M	-$0.28	-5.29
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	1.34	-$10K	$0.19	11.47

Does the media refer more to 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 1.04 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 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

Summary

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