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AXTI

AXT INC
Nasdaq· Semiconductors & Related Devices· Inc. DE· CIK 0001051627 Semiconductors
$56.89 +4.81 (+9.24%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $52.08
Market cap
$3.4B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
82% Buy or better · 11 analysts
Median target
$93.00
+63% · range $55.00–125.00
Next earnings
Oct 29
in 3 days · EPS est. $0.31
1 year
+819.1%
from $6.19 · Oct 27
30 days
−22.8%
from $73.67
52-week range
$6.19–140.83
−60% from high · low Oct 27
Avg volume 20D
8.88M
shares / day
Short interest
10.79M
≈16.5% of shares · +22.5%
Days to cover
1.2
at average volume
Insider net
−$73.0M
0 buyers · 5 sellers · since Feb 26
New fund stakes
9
Q2 2026 13F · 6 exits
SecBot read BULLISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/3 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 29, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL BlackRock Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 14.3% passive stake in AXT Inc as of September 30…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    5 insiders sold $73.0M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 40 added (9 new), 22 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Vanguard Portfolio Management $126.7M, Clear Street Group $94.3M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    9 of 11 rate it Buy or better. Median target $93.00 (+63%).

  • EstimatesRISING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.106 → $0.308 over 90 days. 4 up, 0 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersBUILDING

    Short interest +22.5% to 10.79M shares. 1.2 days to cover, ≈16.5% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    16% below its 50-day average.

  • SocialQUIET

    Crowd 50° (neutral) this week from 3 mentions: 0 bullish, 0 bearish. No setup call.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
9
new positions
6
exits
$384.8M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
BlackRock, Inc.DOUBLED5,072,242$365.6M
Marex Group LtdDOUBLED3,563,896$256.9M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCADD3,527,115$254.2M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.DOUBLED2,250,085$162.2M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCNEW1,758,421$126.7M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCDOUBLED1,736,210$125.2M
STATE STREET CORPDOUBLED1,482,498$106.9M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED1,481,332$106.8M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

11 analysts
Buy 82% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy3Buy6Hold2Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 5 analysts

Price is inside the target range. Median implies +63%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jul 31, 2026B. Riley Securities
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Jul 31, 2026Needham
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Jul 28, 2026B. Riley Securities
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
May 1, 2026Wedbush
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Reddit mentions per day, 14 days
Crowd this week 50° Neutral 0 bullish · 0 bearish
Mentions, 7 days 3 1 in posts · 2 in comments
Recent posts
r/thetagang Neutral 3d ago
1% Weekly Returns from Options Week 34 - Worst two weeks
36 upvotes · 37 comments
r/stocks Bullish 7d ago
AXTI: High beta, optical data transfer bottleneck
1 upvotes · 2 comments
r/stocks Neutral 8d ago
China’s gallium export ban could return Nov 27. Is anyone watching AXTI, AAOI adn COHR?
1 upvotes · 3 comments
r/thetagang Neutral 11d ago
1% Weekly Returns from Options Week 33 - Crash Testing CSPs
31 upvotes · 55 comments
Recent comments
r/wallstreetbets Neutral 2d ago
Up OR DOWN idiot $CVNA: 13.63% $ETSY: 10.38% $EBAY: 7.25% $JBLU: 19.43% $TWLO: 15.41% $UPS: 6.38% $FDX: 6.62% $TMUS: 6.04% $VZ: 4.48% $MRK: 5.4% $ABBV: 4.77% $GILD: 5.75% $BMY: 5.53% $REGN: 5.58% $BIIB: 7.26% $DXCM: 8.83% $VKTX: 7.91% $TDOC: 12.15% $RKT: 9.8% $AUR: 14.55% $MBLY: 9.79% $KLAC: 9.07% $STX: 6.04% $GEV: 7.98% $VRT: 11.01% $CLS: 13.71% $AXTI: 18.05% $HSY: 4.69% $MDLZ: 4.04% $MO: 4.08% $CL: 3.32% $KVUE: 3.32%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral 3d ago
AXTI or MXL?
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Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$73.0M
sold · 5 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 17, 2026
LEBLANC LEONARD J
Director
SELL$384.3K
Aug 7, 2026
LEBLANC LEONARD J
Director
SELL$176.6K
Jun 15, 2026
CHEN JESSE
Director
SELL$711.3K
Jun 15, 2026
CHANG DAVID C
Director
SELL$926.4K
Jun 12, 2026
CHEN JESSE
Director
SELL$1.2M
Jun 12, 2026
YOUNG MORRIS S
CEO
GIFT1,200 sh
Jun 11, 2026
CHEN JESSE
Director
SELL$796.9K
Jun 10, 2026
LEBLANC LEONARD J
Director
SELL$44.8K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 29
reports in 3 days
$0.31
EPS estimate, this quarter
+191%
estimate change, 90 days
4↑ 0↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.31$0.30–$0.32+202.0%$66.0M
Next Q$0.36$0.33–$0.41+184.4%$77.5M
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
10,794,708
shares short
+22.5%
vs prior settlement
1.2
days to cover
≈16.5%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 5, 2026 SEC
BlackRock Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 14.3% passive stake in AXT Inc as of September 30, 2026…
SC 13G/A — Impact 3/10
Sep 30, 2026 Short interest report
Short Interest: AXTI up 22% to 10.8M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 1.21 | ≈16.46% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 21, 2026 SEC
20 institutional buyers accumulated $490.2M in AXTI during Q2 2026, while 9 sellers reduced by $120M, resulting in a…
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Aug 19, 2026 SEC
Two directors at AXT sold a combined $825K in shares on June 10, 2026, with Jesse Chen accounting for the bulk ($781K)…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 17, 2026 Insider
LEBLANC LEONARD J sold 4,000 shares
Director @ $96.07 ($384.3K)
Aug 7, 2026 Insider
LEBLANC LEONARD J sold 2,000 shares
Director @ $88.32 ($176.6K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BlackRock, Inc. — DOUBLED
5,072,242 shares ($365.6M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Marex Group Ltd — DOUBLED
3,563,896 shares ($256.9M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 29, 2026
Earnings date
AXTI Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-10-29
Recent
Sep 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: AXTI up 22% to 10.8M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 1.21 | ≈16.46% of shares outstanding (est.)
Jul 30, 2026
Earnings date
AXTI Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-30
Jun 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: AXTI up 48% to 11.3M shares
Settlement 2026-06-30 | Days to cover: 1.08 | ≈17.21% of shares outstanding (est.)
May 4, 2026
Short interest
FTD: AXTI — 5,736 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260504, Price: $96.00, FTD Value: $550,656, AXT INC
Apr 30, 2026
Earnings date
AXTI Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-30

SecBot reports

25 filings · 2 bullish · 12 bearish · 1 mixed · 10 neutral
All AXTI filing & press-release reports (25)