In the past week, AXTI stock has gone down by -25.47%, with a monthly decline of -30.70% and a quarterly plunge of -8.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 14.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.66% for AXT Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -25.06% for AXTI’s stock, with a -41.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AXTI is 2.13. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AXTI is 41.68M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.39% of that float. On February 24, 2025, AXTI’s average trading volume was 359.96K shares.
AXTI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of AXT Inc (NASDAQ: AXTI) has dropped by -31.00 compared to previous close of 2.29. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -25.47% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-21 that AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 20, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Leslie Green – IR Morris Young – CEO Gary Fischer – CFO Tim Bettles – VP, Business Development Conference Call Participants Richard Shannon – Craig-Hallum Charles Shi – Needham Tim Savageaux – Northland Capital Markets Dave Kang – B. Riley Operator Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to AXT’s Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Conference Call.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXTI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AXTI stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for AXTI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AXTI in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $3.75 based on the research report published on February 23, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXTI reach a price target of $3.80, previously predicting the price at $2.40. The rating they have provided for AXTI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 23rd, 2024.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Hold” to AXTI, setting the target price at $5.50 in the report published on February 17th of the previous year.
AXTI Trading at -27.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AXTI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -71.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 14.27%, as shares sank -31.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXTI fell by -25.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -56.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.1082. In addition, AXT Inc saw -27.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for AXTI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for AXT Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -5.86, with -3.33 for asset returns.
Based on AXT Inc (AXTI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -8.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -8.78 million with net debt to EBITDA at 17.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of AXT Inc (AXTI) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
