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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Jun 10, 2026

AXTI

AXT INC
BEARISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $14.6M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The CEO's $14M open-market sell is a material signal — it is his first major disclosed sale and was executed near the stock's peak. Monitor press/earnings for a catalyst that may have prompted this. Director Chen's four sales over a week reinforce the bearish cluster.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
AXTI ▼ -30.22% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +30.22% · α vs SPY +34.62% · entry $88.34 → $61.64
Entry = T+0 close
Jun 10, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+10.01%
call -10.01% · α -9.47%
$97.18
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
+4.27%
call -4.27% · α -3.83%
$92.11
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
-29.19%
call +29.19% · α +31.08%
$62.55
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
-30.22%
call +30.22% · α +34.62%
$61.64
settled 7w ago

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Executive Summary

CEO Morris S. Young sold $14.01M in open-market shares on June 2 at ~$113.33, combined with director Jesse Chen selling $780.6K on June 10 at ~$86.73. The CEO's single-trade exit of $14M (0.27% of $5.1B market cap) is a significant sell signal from the top insider, while Chen's staggered sales over several days show a consistent liquidation pattern. The clustering of these sales, particularly the CEO's block, carries bearish weight.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$16.0M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Morris S. Young sold $14.01M (123.6K shares at ~$113.33) on June 2
  • Director Jesse Chen sold $780.6K (9K shares at ~$86.73) on June 10; also sold $139.95K on June 9, $564K on June 8, and $664.1K on June 4
  • Total insider sales: ~$15.97M from two insiders within a 9-day window
  • Non-cash director grants of 754 shares each to Chen, LeBlanc, and Chang on June 4
  • Trades are open-market sales, not tax-withholding or 10b5-1 pattern sales
  • Stock declined from June 2 (~$113) to June 10 (~$86.73), indicating the sell cluster occurred near the top

Financial Impact

CEO sold $14M (0.27% of market cap); total cluster ~$16M (0.31% of market cap)

insider holdings

Risk Factors

  • Stock could continue rallying on sector momentum or positive news
  • CEO sale may be for personal diversification, not signaling deterioration

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Semiconductors & Related Devices
Analyst Consensus
73% bullish (11 analysts)

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-AXTI-1781133034491
25 reports for AXTI
Performance horizon
69% Hit rate @ T+5 9 of 13 directional calls Went positive at some point 12 of 13 best @ T+60▲ +47.25%Apr 21, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for AXTI — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 5, 2026
21d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$86.66 $61.98▼ −28.48%▼ −28.90%$56.29 (−35.04%)
Aug 21, 2026
9w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$70.74 $58.63▼ −17.12%▼ −17.59%$56.29 (−20.42%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$73.15 $66.92▼ −8.52%▼ −9.63%$56.29 (−23.04%)
Jul 22, 2026
13w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$52.93 $46.94▼ −11.32%▼ −11.79%$56.29 (+6.35%)
Jul 8, 2026
15w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 6/10
$60.12 $57.57▼ −4.24%▼ −5.10%$56.29 (−6.37%)
Jul 2, 2026
16w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$56.62 $62.55▲ +10.47%▲ +9.54%$56.29 (−0.58%)
Jun 22, 2026
17w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$77.91 $71.46▼ −8.28%▼ −9.29%$56.29 (−27.75%)
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$92.11 $70.14▼ −23.85%▼ −22.81%$56.29 (−38.89%)
Jun 10, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$88.34 $92.11▼ −4.27%▼ −3.83%$56.29 (+36.28%)
Jun 9, 2026
19w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$85.29 $93.04▲ +9.09%▲ +5.65%$56.29 (−34.00%)
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Report published Jun 10, 2026