AXTI

AXT INC

Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices · Inc. DE · CIK 0001051627
$97.18 +10.01% $6.4B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)12 New Institutional Positions9 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$6.4B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (73%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$1.1B
Inst. Activity12 buys / 9 sells
Insider Activity0B / 30S
Insider Net $-$68.8M
Reddit Sentiment67° Warm
SEC Reports17
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Semiconductors & Related Devices·Inc. DE·CIK 0001051627·Prev Close $88.34

Recent Activity

Jun 10, 2026 SEC
CEO Morris S. Young sold $14.01M in open-market shares on June 2 at ~$113.33, combined with director Jesse Chen selling
CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
CHEN JESSE sold 9,000 shares
Director @ $86.73 ($780.6K)
Jun 9, 2026 SEC
AXT Inc. filed an 8-K reporting the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting, where shareholders approved an amendment to incr
8-K — Impact 3/10
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
CHEN JESSE sold 1,500 shares
Director @ $93.30 ($139.9K)
Jun 8, 2026 Insider
CHEN JESSE sold 6,000 shares
Director @ $94.00 ($564.0K)
Jun 5, 2026 SEC
CEO Morris Young sold $14M of AXTI stock in open-market transactions over two days, while Director Jesse Chen sold $1.1M
CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Inst.
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. — DOUBLED
1,505,354 shares ($85.8M)
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — ADD
1,443,634 shares ($82.3M)

Price Targets

$96.50 -0.7% upside Hold
Current $97.18 Low $73.00 Median $94.00 High $125.00 4 analysts
$73.00 $125.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy73% buy · 11 analysts
3Strong Buy
5Buy
3Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 1, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Apr 29, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Feb 20, 2026 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Feb 20, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Jan 20, 2026 Needham DOWNGRADE Buy → Hold

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.07 ▲ +562.5% $0.07 — $0.08 149% YoY 5
Next Q $0.11 ▲ +488.9% $0.08 — $0.13 453% YoY 5
Current FY $0.30 $0.23 — $0.38 174% YoY 5
Next FY $0.75 $0.50 — $1.01 147% YoY 5

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$129.8M
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$112.7M
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.$85.8MDOUBLED
MORGAN STANLEY$82.3MADD
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$76.4M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 10, 2026CHEN JESSESELL$780.6K
Jun 9, 2026CHEN JESSESELL$139.9K
Jun 8, 2026CHEN JESSESELL$564.0K
Jun 4, 2026CHEN JESSESELL$664.1K
Jun 4, 2026CHEN JESSEA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

67°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
29 mentions 13 bullish 2 bearish
50 institutional holders with $1.1B total value (19,518,143 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: VANGUARD, SUSQUEHANNA, Assenagon. Net buying activity: 12 institutions added/increased vs 9 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,278,403$129.8M11.7%
2SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP1,977,800$112.7M10.1%
3Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,505,354$85.8M7.7%DOUBLED +161.9%
4MORGAN STANLEY1,443,634$82.3M7.4%ADD +62.1%
5SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP1,341,600$76.4M6.9%
6BlackRock, Inc.1,119,468$63.8M5.7%ADD +33.8%
7CITIGROUP INC952,700$54.3M4.9%
8GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC933,495$53.2M4.8%
9BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/776,300$44.2M4.0%ADD +41.4%
10D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.776,256$44.2M4.0%TRIM -74.5%
11Point72 Asset Management, L.P.649,600$37.0M3.3%NEAR_EXIT -99.7%
12CITADEL ADVISORS LLC569,671$32.5M2.9%DOUBLED +557.3%
13CITADEL ADVISORS LLC545,000$31.1M2.8%DOUBLED +557.3%
14Hood River Capital Management LLC526,663$30.0M2.7%TRIM -73.8%
15CITADEL ADVISORS LLC446,200$25.4M2.3%DOUBLED +557.3%
16DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC384,561$21.9M2.0%NEW
17STATE STREET CORP337,917$19.3M1.7%ADD +35.6%
18VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO303,904$17.3M1.6%
19SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP301,615$17.2M1.5%
20Point72 Asset Management, L.P.295,100$16.8M1.5%NEAR_EXIT -99.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.DOUBLED574,8281,505,354+161.9%$85.8M2026-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD890,6291,443,634+62.1%$82.3M2026-Q1
BlackRock, Inc.ADD836,5201,119,468+33.8%$63.8M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD366,119776,300+41.4%$44.2M2026-Q1
Hood River Capital Management LLCTRIM2,012,228526,663-73.8%$30.0M2026-Q1
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEW384,561$21.9M2026-Q1
STATE STREET CORPADD249,260337,917+35.6%$19.3M2026-Q1
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.NEAR_EXIT1,234,693200,000-83.8%$11.4M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCADD63,654120,408+89.2%$6.9M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM192,050120,388-37.3%$6.9M2026-Q1
LMR Partners LLPADD65,488105,000+60.3%$6.0M2026-Q1
Brevan Howard Capital Management LPDOUBLED20,72974,979+261.7%$4.3M2026-Q1
POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED22,21549,368+122.2%$2.8M2026-Q1
Verition Fund Management LLCDOUBLED18,38237,000+101.3%$2.1M2026-Q1
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCTRIM69,16836,902-46.6%$2.1M2026-Q1
Hudson Bay Capital Management LPTRIM67,49629,536-56.2%$1.7M2026-Q1
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCADD20,01527,137+35.6%$1.5M2026-Q1
NOMURA HOLDINGS INCNEAR_EXIT290,6167,000-97.6%$398.9K2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.NEAR_EXIT1,516,1564,300-99.7%$245.0K2026-Q1
Allworth Financial LPNEAR_EXIT11,5942,897-75.0%$165.1K2026-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM2,4681,126-54.4%$64.2K2026-Q1
Hood River Capital Management LLCNEW2,012,228$32.9M2025-Q4
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.NEW1,516,156$24.8M2025-Q4
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.NEW1,234,693$20.2M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD615,899890,629+44.6%$14.6M2025-Q4
5 unique insiders with 41 transactions. Net insider value: -$68.8M ($0.00 bought, $68.8M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL9,000$86.73$780.6K
Jun 9, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL1,500$93.30$139.9K
Jun 8, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL6,000$94.00$564.0K
Jun 4, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL6,133$108.28$664.1K
Jun 4, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorAWARD754
Jun 4, 2026LEBLANC LEONARD JDirectorAWARD754
Jun 4, 2026CHANG DAVID CDirectorAWARD754
Jun 3, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL4,000$111.36$445.4K
Jun 2, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL2,000$111.03$222.1K
Jun 2, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOEXERCISE11,806$5.21$61.5K
Jun 2, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL123,601$113.33$14.0M
Jun 1, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL3,200$111.56$357.0K
Jun 1, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOEXERCISE73,897$5.21$385.0K
Jun 1, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL73,897$112.39$8.3M
May 1, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOGIFT6,500
Mar 13, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL37,905$51.13$1.9M
Mar 13, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL8,083$50.25$406.2K
Mar 13, 2026FISCHER GARY LCFOSELL80,776$50.64$4.1M
Mar 12, 2026FISCHER GARY LCFOSELL8,256$50.20$414.4K
Mar 12, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL6,003$48.95$293.9K
Mar 11, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL15,000$47.13$706.9K
Mar 10, 2026CHANG DAVID CDirectorSELL20,000$46.00$919.9K
Mar 10, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL30,832$45.60$1.4M
Mar 10, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL14,000$46.15$646.1K
Mar 9, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL125,893$36.51$4.6M
Mar 9, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL12,452$37.69$469.3K
Mar 6, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL8,300$39.65$329.1K
Mar 6, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL2,000$36.63$73.3K
Mar 5, 2026CHANG DAVID CDirectorSELL20,000$38.42$768.5K
Mar 5, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL11,147$38.26$426.5K
Mar 4, 2026CHANG DAVID CDirectorSELL20,000$38.53$770.6K
Mar 4, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL8,800$38.83$341.7K
Mar 3, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOGIFT3,780
Mar 3, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL11,007$40.49$445.7K
Mar 2, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOGIFT17,200
Mar 2, 2026CHEN JESSEDirectorSELL11,320$45.59$516.1K
Mar 2, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOSELL159,536$43.32$6.9M
Mar 2, 2026FISCHER GARY LCFOSELL405,233$41.46$16.8M
Feb 26, 2026FISCHER GARY LCFOEXERCISE65,685$5.21$342.2K
Feb 18, 2026FISCHER GARY LCFOAWARD75,718
Feb 18, 2026YOUNG MORRIS SCEOAWARD218,170
17 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 12 bearish, 0 mixed, 5 neutral. Avg impact: 5.3/10.
BEARISH CLUSTER 6/10
CEO Morris S. Young sold $14.01M in open-market shares on June 2 at ~$113.33, combined with director
Jun 10, 2026
NEUTRAL 8-K 3/10
AXT Inc. filed an 8-K reporting the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting, where shareholders approved
Jun 9, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 5/10
CEO Morris Young sold $14M of AXTI stock in open-market transactions over two days, while Director J
Jun 5, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 5/10
CEO Morris Young sold $14.0M of AXTI stock on June 2, 2026, following a $8.3M sale on June 1, for a
Jun 5, 2026
NEUTRAL DEFA14A 2/10
AXT Inc. filed DEFA14A definitive additional materials urging stockholders who have not yet voted to
May 18, 2026
NEUTRAL DEFA14A 3/10
AXT's 2026 Annual Meeting was adjourned due to lack of quorum (only ~48% of shares voted), reconveni
May 15, 2026
NEUTRAL 8-K 2/10
AXT's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was convened and immediately adjourned on May 14, 2026 due
May 15, 2026
BEARISH 424B5 8/10
AXT Inc. is raising approximately $522.5 million through a public offering of 8,560,311 shares of co
Apr 21, 2026
BEARISH 8-K 5/10
AXT Inc. announced a $550 million public offering of 8.56 million common shares at $64.25 per share,
Apr 21, 2026
BEARISH 8-K 8/10
AXT Inc. disclosed preliminary Q1 2026 results with revenue between $26M–$28M and a net loss per sha
Apr 20, 2026
BEARISH 424B5 5/10
AXT Inc. is conducting a common stock offering under its shelf registration to raise capital, with p
Apr 20, 2026
NEUTRAL S-3ASR 2/10
AXT Inc. filed an S-3ASR shelf registration statement to offer up to an indeterminate amount of comm
Apr 20, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 7/10
A cluster of open-market share sales by top insiders at AXT Inc. (AXTI) has occurred over the past s
Mar 16, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 6/10
Director Jesse Chen sold 43,452 shares in AXT Inc. (AXTI) over four days in early March 2026, realiz
Mar 12, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 8/10
Multiple insiders at AXTI sold shares in a concentrated 7-day window, including the CEO and CFO. The
Mar 5, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 8/10
Multiple insiders at AXT Inc. (AXTI) sold shares in the past week, including significant open-market
Mar 4, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 7/10
CEO and CFO of AXTI conducted significant open-market share sales within a week, totaling over $23.7
Mar 3, 2026

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (73% buy). Based on 11 analysts: 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$96.50 mean target -0.7% upside Hold (1.80)
$73.00 Low $125.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$97.18
Target Low$73.00
Target Mean$96.50
Target Median$94.00
Target High$125.00
# Analysts4
RecommendationHold (1.80)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.07 $0.07 $0.08 149.3% +562.5% $0.0B 89.6% 5
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.11 $0.08 $0.13 453.3% +488.9% 2↑ 0↓ $0.0B 38.8% 5
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.30 $0.23 $0.38 174.1% +0.0% $0.1B 62.0% 5
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.75 $0.50 $1.01 147.4% +0.0% 2↑ 0↓ $0.2B 53.3% 5

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.074
7d ago$-0.013+0.086
30d ago$-0.016+0.090
60d ago$-0.016+0.090
90d ago$-0.018+0.091
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 1, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 29, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 20, 2026 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 20, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 20, 2026 Needham DOWNGRADE Buy Hold
Jan 9, 2026 B. Riley Securities DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263530073%
May 1, 20263620082%
Apr 1, 20263620082%
Mar 1, 20263620082%
Feb 1, 20263620082%
Jan 1, 20263710091%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

67°
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Bearish Neutral Bullish
29 mentions 13 bullish 2 bearish 26 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 4, 2026150° Neutral001
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May 25, 2026150° Neutral001
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May 25, 2026144° Neutral001
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May 12, 2026156° Neutral001
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May 4, 2026160° Warm101
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May 1, 2026364° Warm203
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Apr 20, 2026140° Cool011
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Apr 16, 2026160° Warm101
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Mar 26, 2026250° Neutral002
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Mar 12, 2026160° Warm101
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Recent Reddit Threads

r/wallstreetbets Neutral 10d 13h ago
What stocks you guys think could be the next AXTI, SNDK, RKLB, etc..
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r/stockmarket Neutral 20d 18h ago
AXTI Stock Is Becoming a Hidden AI Semiconductor Trade
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 20d 22h ago
$AXTI went from $15 to $140 this year. Found a stock showing the same early setup
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r/pennystocks Bullish 24d 20h ago
WHICH STOCKS ARE MAKING MORE MONEY THAN GOD ( YTD) ?
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
Timed the top for AXTI, COHR thak you
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r/stocks Neutral 1mo ago
Want some photonics names to look at or buy? Here you go!
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
AXTI 380% gain after 4 months
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 1mo ago
I sent the wrong picture just now! This is my actual AXTI!
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
AXTI which I bought after yesterday's close is now flying to the moon!
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
AXTI which I bought after yesterday's close is now flying to the moon!
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
$axti story
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r/wallstreetbets Bearish 1mo ago
AXTI Offering - conflict of interest
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r/options Bullish 1mo ago
AXTI: Strong Story, Still Needs Proof, Sell Calls
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r/investing Neutral 2mo ago
Sumitomo Electric vs AXTI
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r/investing Neutral 2mo ago
Sumitomo Electric $SMTOY vs AXTI
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r/stocks Neutral 2mo ago
How high can $LITE, $COHR,$AAOI, $AXTI go?
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r/stocks Bullish 3mo ago
How is AXTI moving the way it is?!?!
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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_calendar
AXTI Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-30
Apr 23, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 172,848 shares ($15.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260423, Price: $86.94, FTD Value: $15,027,405.12, AXT INC
Apr 22, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 229,515 shares ($17.2M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260422, Price: $74.97, FTD Value: $17,206,739.55, AXT INC
Apr 20, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 58,050 shares ($4.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260420, Price: $82.56, FTD Value: $4,792,608, AXT INC
Apr 17, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 12,267 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260417, Price: $81.78, FTD Value: $1,003,195.26, AXT INC
Apr 10, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 9,936 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260410, Price: $63.12, FTD Value: $627,160.32, AXT INC
Apr 7, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 30,551 shares ($1.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260407, Price: $41.99, FTD Value: $1,282,836.49, AXT INC
Apr 2, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 44,289 shares ($2.1M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260402, Price: $47.14, FTD Value: $2,087,783.46, AXT INC
Mar 17, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 17,974 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260317, Price: $48.39, FTD Value: $869,761.86, AXT INC
Mar 13, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 16,729 shares ($0.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260313, Price: $46.73, FTD Value: $781,746.17, AXT INC
Feb 23, 2026
short_interest
FTD: AXTI — 77,786 shares ($2.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260223, Price: $29.68, FTD Value: $2,308,688.48, AXT INC