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AXT (AXTI) Competitors

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$2.26 +0.10 (+4.63%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

AXTI vs. RBCN, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, and FORM

Should you be buying AXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXT include Rubicon Technology (RBCN), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and FormFactor (FORM). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

AXT vs.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AXT$75.79M1.33-$17.88M-$0.25-9.04
Rubicon Technology$2M2.02-$10K$0.198.95

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 0.58 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)
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

AXT currently has a consensus price target of $5.30, suggesting a potential upside of 134.51%. Given AXT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

AXT received 187 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 46.52% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AXTOutperform Votes
448
64.00%
Underperform Votes
252
36.00%
Rubicon TechnologyOutperform Votes
261
46.52%
Underperform Votes
300
53.48%

AXT has a net margin of -10.73% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. AXT's return on equity of -4.58% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AXT-10.73% -4.58% -2.88%
Rubicon Technology -29.90%-122.29%-47.56%

AXT has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

49.5% of AXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of AXT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned 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.

Summary

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

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AXTI vs. The Competition

MetricAXTSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$101.14M$64.68B$27.09B$9.15B
Dividend YieldN/A2.14%2.78%4.03%
P/E Ratio-9.0438.75235.6417.36
Price / Sales1.3328.303,753.0778.03
Price / CashN/A25.2934.3235.97
Price / Book0.448.008.394.79
Net Income-$17.88M$914.16M$669.90M$225.00M
7 Day Performance12.44%5.38%3.67%2.62%
1 Month Performance3.67%8.27%4.89%3.81%
1 Year Performance-14.72%51.02%24.35%20.10%

AXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTI
AXT
2.6795 of 5 stars
$2.26
+4.6%
$5.30
+134.5%
-14.7%$101.14M$94.69M-9.041,400
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
N/A$1.68
+2.0%
N/A+157.6%$4.00M$3.88M8.8610Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.735 of 5 stars
$170.70
-0.6%
$218.24
+27.8%
+14.4%$138.90B$27.18B19.8333,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
LRCX
Lam Research
4.8095 of 5 stars
$74.20
-0.6%
$96.59
+30.2%
-2.8%$95.47B$15.59B23.9817,450Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
KLAC
KLA
4.5919 of 5 stars
$688.64
+0.8%
$809.10
+17.5%
+23.6%$92.11B$10.26B31.4414,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
ENTG
Entegris
4.8477 of 5 stars
$97.65
-1.3%
$134.50
+37.7%
-11.6%$14.74B$3.20B64.678,000Dividend Announcement
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.4653 of 5 stars
$190.07
+0.2%
$253.75
+33.5%
+32.9%$9.39B$942.24M51.511,497Positive News
MKSI
MKS Instruments
4.7559 of 5 stars
$109.06
0.0%
$141.75
+30.0%
+11.5%$7.34B$3.54B242.366,400Gap Up
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9875 of 5 stars
$25.36
-0.9%
$35.50
+40.0%
-20.6%$6.25B$6.44B17.1428,700Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.4285 of 5 stars
$117.25
-0.9%
$126.89
+8.2%
+14.7%$4.42B$1.47B102.8510,000Short Interest ↑
FORM
FormFactor
3.9661 of 5 stars
$42.46
-4.0%
$56.00
+31.9%
+2.4%$3.29B$742.28M24.402,115Short Interest ↑
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:AXTI) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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