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Technology · ·
$70.03
▲ $2.28 (+3.4%)
Market data updated: 09/20 10:33 AM
Fundamentals updated: 09/20/2026
News analyzed: 09/20/2026
Market Cap
$4.59B
Day Range
$67.67 - $71.30
52-Week Range
$4.00 - $143.16
Beta
—
Next Earnings
28.10.2026
Support
$36.73
Resistance
$97.79
AXTI is a stock from the Technology sector — Software, hardware, chip, and computing-services companies — revenue tied to the pace of innovation and upgrade cycles.
+1668.4% (1Y)
Strengths: 14/32 factors positiveRisk: Medium
This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
Overall Score
🟡 Mixed
Technical Trend
🟢 Bullish
Insiders
🔴 Bearish
Computed directly from the same signals behind the score above — not AI-generated.
Biggest positive driver
Calmar Ratio (return vs. drawdown)
Calmar: 2.69 (3y annualized return 211.6% / max drawdown 78.5%)
Risk
Biggest negative driver
DCF Fair Value
Estimated fair value: -$3.01 vs. price $70.03 (-104.3%)
Fair Value
What to watch next
When today echoes the past.
NO RELIABLE ECHO FOUND
Only 2 historical analog(s) found after removing overlapping dates — too few for a statistically meaningful comparison.
Historical matches considered: 2
TIME ECHO identifies historical situations that resemble the current market state. Historical outcomes are not guarantees of future performance. Similarity does not imply causation, and results may change as new data becomes available.
🗓️ What Changed This Week
🌱 Building History
We don't have a real data point from a week ago for this stock yet. The weekly comparison will appear once enough history has accumulated.
📊 Score History
52
Today
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30D
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90D
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1Y
🐂🐻 Investment Thesis
🐂 Bull Case
🐻 Bear Case
🔍 What Could Prove This Wrong
This isn't a price-direction forecast — just a synthesis of real, already-computed data, and future conditions that could change the picture.
🧬 STOCK DNA
This stock's profile across 8 real dimensions — a research tool, not a recommendation
Growth
26
Quality
47
Value
38
Momentum
72
Risk
62
Sentiment
100
Fundamental
31
Institutional
0
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Recent media coverage of **AXT Inc.** has centered on its financial performance and market positioning, particularly in the semiconductor sector. Analysts highlight its **strong Q2 2026 revenue growth (+77%)**, driven by indium phosphide (InP) demand for AI and optical data transmission, alongside expanding supply agreements through 2031. However, opinions vary sharply—some upgrades the stock to *Buy* due to guidance and Hong Kong listing plans, while others warn of **valuation risks, fading margins, and competition** from 6-inch wafer producers. The debate reflects optimism over AI-driven demand versus concerns about execution and cost pressures.
AI summary based on English-language news sources only — not investment advice.
Everyone's writing about AXT Inc. News trend score: 100. Reason: 14 of the last 20 articles are positive, versus 3 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
🌡️ Emotional Temperature
56
🎯 Conviction (vs. Emotion)
36
Psychology
68
Fundamentals
31
Technical
72
Valuation
38
Price, sentiment, and valuation keep confirming each other upward while the actual fundamentals deteriorate.
The price rise has far outpaced the actual improvement in fundamental data.
Extreme momentum, price far above its moving average, and a large premium over fair value.
Price, volume, and sentiment accelerating together — a sign investors are chasing the price, not just following it.
The stock is moving in lockstep with its peers at the same intensity, rather than on its own data.
Price (3M)
-17%
Market Narrative
88
Fundamental Reality
36
Narrative Gap
+52
🧠 StockIQ Psychologist
The market’s dominant loss aversion (score 46) reflects lingering discomfort from a steep 3-month drop (-18.4%), despite subdued trading volume. Herding (39) suggests selective participation, as AXTI’s +12.8% outperformance today contrasts with peer gains (+3.3%), possibly driven by narrative-driven optimism. Confirmation bias (29) persists due to a widening narrative gap (+22) versus weak fundamentals, while negative momentum and below-200MA dampen euphoria. The key question: will selective buying sustain, or will loss-averse sellers reassert control if momentum stalls?
Updated: 09/09/2026, 02:21 AM
What could change this?
👥 What the crowd believes
"AXT, Inc. upgraded to Buy after a 60% drop; strong Q2 and Q3 guidance"
"AXT, Inc. (AXTI) surges on indium phosphide demand for AI and optical data transmission; Q2 2026 revenue +77%"
"AXT (AXTI) appears to have found support after losing some value lately, as indicated by the formation of a hammer chart"
"AXTI's expanding InP supply agreements, backed by customer deposits and commitments through 2031, improve shipment visibility"
📈 3D Investor Psychology
Signal classification confidence: High (confidence in the behavioral read, not a price prediction). Describes observable market behavior, not what any individual investor thinks, and is not a buy/sell signal.
🏛️ Investor DNA — Historical Investors
A Historical Strategy Simulation: assuming each investor follows their documented principles, how would they rate this stock today? This is not a prediction of what they would actually do.
🟢 Best match
Walter Bagehot — 91/100
🔴 Weakest match
Philip Fisher — 7/100
🗣️ Why do they disagree?
The stark divide in verdicts for AXTI reflects deep methodological differences in how these investors assess risk, timing, and valuation. Walter Bagehot’s near-perfect score highlights his focus on liquidity and resilience in crises, suggesting the stock’s financial health could weather a downturn—something no other framework prioritizes. Meanwhile, Benjamin Graham’s mixed verdict and his Enterprising Investor variant’s low score reveal a tension between his traditional margin-of-safety approach and the stock’s failure to meet even his looser thresholds. Investors like Howard Marks and Samuel Nelson, who emphasize risk pricing and market cycles, land in the middle ground, neither dismissing the stock outright nor endorsing it strongly, while Peter Lynch and Philip Fisher’s near-zero scores underscore their insistence on clear growth or quality signals—neither of which AXTI appears to satisfy. At the other extreme, Veblen and Livermore’s low scores reflect their skepticism toward speculative or trend-defying moves, framing AXTI as either a vanity-driven play or a contrarian misstep.
Walter Bagehot
Lombard Street (1873)
🟢 91
Strong liquidity — would likely survive a real credit squeeze
Key question
Does this company have enough liquidity to survive real stress?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jesse Livermore
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923) / How to Trade in Stocks (1940)
🟢 66
No clear trend — Livermore preferred to stay out of this
Key question
What is the price telling me right now?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham
Security Analysis (1934) / The Intelligent Investor (1949)
🟡 60
Mixed — doesn't clearly pass Graham's tests
Key question
Where is my margin of safety?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Gerald M. Loeb
The Battle for Investment Survival (1935)
🟡 60
Moderate risk to capital
Key question
How much capital could I lose here if I'm wrong?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks
The Most Important Thing (2011) / Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🟡 47
Mixed — a good business, but expectations may already be high
Key question
What is the market probably misunderstanding about the risk here?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Burton Malkiel & John Bogle
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973) / The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (2007)
🟡 47
Mixed case — the evidence for picking this stock over an index is not strong
Key question
Do I actually have an edge here, or do I just think I do?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham (Enterprising Investor)
The Intelligent Investor (1949) — the Enterprising Investor chapters
🟡 44
Not statistically cheap enough for the Enterprising Investor's looser safety bar
Key question
Is the stock statistically cheap enough to justify the extra risk?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 45%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Edgar Lawrence Smith
Common Stocks as Long-Term Investments (1924)
🟡 38
Doesn't show the stability Smith's long-term case requires
Key question
Is this a stock I'd be happy to hold and forget about for a decade?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks (Market Cycle)
Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🟡 38
Looks late-cycle — the position Marks would treat with extra caution
Key question
Where are we in the cycle right now — near a hot extreme, or a cold one?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Charles Mackay
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841)
🔴 31
Pattern consistent with a crowd delusion Mackay would flag
Key question
Am I being swept along with the crowd, or thinking for myself?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Morgan Housel
The Psychology of Money (2020)
🔴 31
The kind of volatility that tends to shake patient holders out
Key question
Could I live with this volatility long enough for compounding to actually work?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jack Schwager
Market Wizards (1989)
🔴 26
No real setup here — the discipline Schwager's wizards shared would say stay out
Key question
What's the risk/reward here, and where is my exit point?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Peter Lynch
One Up on Wall Street (1989)
🔴 22
Doesn't clear Lynch's growth-at-a-reasonable-price bar
Key question
Is the growth worth the price?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Samuel Armstrong Nelson
The ABC of Stock Speculation (1903)
🔴 19
Cycle looks stretched toward overbought
Key question
Is the price overextended, or is there still room to move?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Thorstein Veblen
The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904)
🔴 12
Pattern Veblen would flag as growth pursued for its own sake
Key question
Is management building real value, or just building itself?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Philip Fisher
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (1958)
🔴 7
Doesn't show the quality/growth signature Fisher required
Key question
How exceptional is this business, really?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Based on the last 280 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🟢 Most indicators support an uptrend (8 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 neutral)
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.
Medium confidence
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
Gross Margin
12.7%
Operating Margin
-24.9%
Net Margin
-24.1%
EBITDA Margin
-14.6%
ROE
-7.8%
ROA
-4.9%
ROIC
—
EPS
-$0.49
Cash
$120.27M
Total Debt
$4.30M
Current Ratio
2.72
Debt/Equity
0.02
How is Fair Value calculated? →
Current Price
$70.03
Estimated Fair Value (DCF)
-$3.01
Model estimate — not a price target. Highly sensitive to growth/discount-rate assumptions.
Gap
-104.3%
🔴 Appears expensive relative to estimated value
Year 1 Growth Rate
-5.0%
Discount Rate (WACC)
9.0%
Terminal Growth Rate
2.5%
Projection Years
5
| Year | Growth Rate | Projected FCF | Present Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -5.0% | $-17.84M | $-16.37M |
| 2 | -3.1% | $-17.28M | $-14.55M |
| 3 | -1.2% | $-17.07M | $-13.18M |
| 4 | 0.6% | $-17.17M | $-12.17M |
| 5 | 2.5% | $-17.60M | $-11.44M |
Base FCF (last actual year)
$-18.78M
Terminal Value
$-277.56M
Present Value of Terminal Value
$-180.40M
Enterprise Value
$-248.09M
Net Debt
$-115.97M
Equity Value
$-132.13M
*The DCF model is an estimate based on assumptions — not a guaranteed forecast. You can change the assumptions to examine different scenarios.
Book Value per Share
$6.22
Tangible Book Value per Share (Tangible NAV)
$6.22
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 14 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative out of the last 20 articles.
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AXT Inc (AXTI) currently has a StockIQ AI score of 52/100, rated "Moderate". The score is a weighted average across up to 7 categories (technical, fundamental, growth, fair value, news, quality, risk), based on real data only.
AXTI currently scores 52/100 (Moderate) across the categories we measure. StockIQ doesn't give buy/sell recommendations — use this as one data point in your own research, not as investment advice.
Per StockIQ's DCF model, AXTI's estimated fair value is -$3.01, which is 104.3% below the current price of $70.03. This is one valuation model among several signals in the fair-value category, not a price target.
AXTI's technical score is 72/100, which currently reads as bullish — based on real price/volume signals (moving averages, RSI, MACD, and more), not a prediction of what happens next.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Calmar: 2.69 (3y annualized return 211.6% / max drawdown 78.5%); Debt/equity: 0.02; Current ratio: 2.72.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Estimated fair value: -$3.01 vs. price $70.03 (-104.3%); Operating margin: -24.9% (negative); Net margin: -24.1% (negative).
StockIQ has no recorded dividend payment history for AXTI.
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 0 purchases and 18 sales out of the last 25 filings.
| Name | Transaction Type | Date | Shares | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEBLANC LEONARD J | Open Market Sale | 17.8.2026 | 4,000 | -4,000 | $96.07 |
| LEBLANC LEONARD J | Open Market Sale | 7.8.2026 | 2,000 | -2,000 | $88.32 |
| CHANG DAVID C | Open Market Sale | 15.6.2026 | 8,333 | -8,333 | $111.17 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 15.6.2026 | 6,172 | -6,172 | $115.24 |
| CHANG DAVID C | Open Market Sale | 15.6.2026 | 65,165 | -8,333 | $111.17 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 15.6.2026 | 50,275 | -6,172 | $115.24 |
| YOUNG MORRIS S | Gift | 12.6.2026 | 1,200 | -1,200 | — |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 12.6.2026 | 13,000 | -13,000 | $95.77 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 12.6.2026 | 56,447 | -13,000 | $95.77 |
| YOUNG MORRIS S | Gift | 12.6.2026 | 2,148,333 | -1,200 | — |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 11.6.2026 | 9,000 | -9,000 | $88.55 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 11.6.2026 | 69,447 | -9,000 | $88.55 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 10.6.2026 | 9,000 | -9,000 | $86.73 |
| LEBLANC LEONARD J | Open Market Sale | 10.6.2026 | 500 | -500 | $89.59 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 10.6.2026 | 78,447 | -9,000 | $86.73 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 9.6.2026 | 1,500 | -1,500 | $93.30 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 9.6.2026 | 87,447 | -1,500 | $93.30 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 8.6.2026 | 6,000 | -6,000 | $94.00 |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 8.6.2026 | 88,947 | -6,000 | $94.00 |
| CHANG DAVID C | Grant/Award from Employer | 4.6.2026 | 754 | +754 | — |
| CHEN JESSE | Grant/Award from Employer | 4.6.2026 | 754 | +754 | — |
| LEBLANC LEONARD J | Grant/Award from Employer | 4.6.2026 | 754 | +754 | — |
| CHEN JESSE | Open Market Sale | 4.6.2026 | 6,133 | -6,133 | $108.28 |
| CHANG DAVID C | Grant/Award from Employer | 4.6.2026 | 73,498 | +754 | — |
| LEBLANC LEONARD J | Grant/Award from Employer | 4.6.2026 | 119,629 | +754 | — |
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
9,192,428 shares short as of 2026-08-31 · vs. 10,058,207 on 2026-07-31
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
45.3% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 43.2% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
Full breakdown of every data type and its source: Data Sources · Methodology