AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) Director Jesse Chen Sells 11,147 Shares of Stock

AXT Inc (NASDAQ:AXTI) Director Jesse Chen sold 11,147 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.26, for a total transaction of $426,484.22. Following the sale, the director owned 167,064 shares in the company, valued at $6,391,868.64. This trade represents a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Jesse Chen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 4th, Jesse Chen sold 8,800 shares of AXT stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.83, for a total transaction of $341,704.00.
• On Tuesday, March 3rd, Jesse Chen sold 11,007 shares of AXT stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.49, for a total transaction of $445,673.43.
• On Monday, March 2nd, Jesse Chen sold 11,320 shares of AXT stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.59, for a total transaction of $516,078.80.

AXT Price Performance

Shares of AXTI traded down $0.34 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $38.79. The stock had a trading volume of 6,417,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,180,506. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.01. AXT Inc has a twelve month low of $1.13 and a twelve month high of $47.03. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -80.81 and a beta of 1.75.

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($0.01). AXT had a negative return on equity of 10.59% and a negative net margin of 24.07%.The firm had revenue of $23.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.24 million. Analysts forecast that AXT Inc will post -0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AXT News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting AXT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional funds added meaningful Q4 2025 positions (examples cited: Davidson Kempner, Hood River, Point72), which provides medium‑term demand/support under the stock. Quiver Quantitative
• Positive Sentiment: Brainhole Technology disclosed it reinvested proceeds into AXT shares, signalling an external buyer allocating capital to the name. TipRanks
• Positive Sentiment: Positive long‑term return story highlighted by Benzinga (shows how a 15‑year investment in AXT performed), which can support retail investor interest over time. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest figures in the feeds are inconsistent/zero (0/NaN), so there’s no clear short‑interest or short‑squeeze signal to explain intraday moves.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed — several firms have set targets across a wide range and consensus is around a “Hold” with an average target near the low‑to‑mid $20s, so no strong one‑way analyst catalyst is apparent.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Morris Young sold 159,536 shares (~$6.9M at reported averages) on Mar 2 — a material insider disposition that likely weighed on sentiment. InsiderTrades
• Negative Sentiment: Director Jesse Chen executed two recent sales (11,320 and 11,007 shares on Mar 2–3), and aggregate insider activity shows heavy net selling recently — a negative governance/sentiment signal that likely amplified selling pressure. InsiderTrades Quiver Quantitative
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Q4 earnings missed estimates (EPS and revenue slightly below consensus) and the company reported negative margins — results that increase sensitivity to headline news and make investor sentiment more fragile.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AXTI. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AXT in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Needham & Company LLC lowered shares of AXT from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group set a $35.00 price objective on shares of AXT in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. B. Riley Financial lifted their target price on AXT to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wedbush upped their target price on AXT from $8.50 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AXT

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AXTI. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in AXT in the 4th quarter valued at about $69,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in AXT in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $98,000. Oasis Management Co Ltd. bought a new stake in AXT in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $164,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of AXT by 1,071.5% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 11,012 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $180,000 after buying an additional 10,072 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of AXT during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $52,000. 49.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About AXT

AXT, Inc (NASDAQ: AXTI) is a global supplier of compound and single-element semiconductor substrates, offering a range of materials critical for high-performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Fremont, California, AXT specializes in the development, manufacture and distribution of wafers composed of gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), gallium nitride (GaN) and other compound semiconductor materials. These substrates serve as the foundational platforms for devices used in data communications, wireless infrastructure, advanced computing, consumer electronics and photovoltaic applications.

AXT’s product portfolio encompasses a variety of wafer sizes, dopant concentrations and crystal orientations, tailored to meet the precise specifications of its customers.