AXT (AXTI) Competitors

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) and Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) are both small-cap semiconductor equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media favor AXTI or XPER?

In the previous week, AXT had 16 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AXT and 1 mentions for Xperi. Xperi's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat AXT's score of 0.32 indicating that Xperi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AXT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Xperi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AXTI or XPER?

AXT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AXT, 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	$96.03M	1.07	-$11.62M	-$0.43	-5.24
Xperi	$488.88M	0.69	-$136.61M	-$0.43	-17.34

Do analysts rate AXTI or XPER?

AXT presently has a consensus price target of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 108.43%. Xperi has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 154.86%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than AXT.

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
Xperi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AXTI or XPER?

49.5% of AXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of AXT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Xperi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AXTI or XPER more profitable?

Xperi has a net margin of -16.72% compared to AXT's net margin of -19.10%. Xperi's return on equity of -7.03% beat AXT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AXT	-19.10%	-8.54%	-5.32%
Xperi	-16.72%	-7.03%	-4.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, AXTI or XPER?

AXT has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xperi beats AXT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.