AXT (AXTI) Competitors

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

Is RBCN or AXTI more profitable?

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
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%
AXT	-10.73%	-4.58%	-2.88%

Do analysts recommend RBCN or AXTI?

AXT has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 222.78%. Given AXT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AXT is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AXT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor RBCN or AXTI?

In the previous week, AXT had 15 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AXT and 2 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Rubicon Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat AXT's score of -0.69 indicating that Rubicon Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rubicon Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AXT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more risk & volatility, RBCN or AXTI?

Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXT has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RBCN or AXTI?

AXT received 191 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.20% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 46.19% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 46.19%	Underperform Votes 304 53.81%
AXT	Outperform Votes 452 64.20%	Underperform Votes 252 35.80%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RBCN or AXTI?

0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of AXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of AXT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RBCN or AXTI?

Rubicon Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Rubicon Technology	$2M	2.51	-$10K	$0.19	11.11
AXT	$75.79M	0.93	-$17.88M	-$0.25	-6.32

Summary

AXT beats Rubicon Technology on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.