AXT Inc’s filing revealed that its Director CHANG DAVID C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.37 million on Dec 09 ’25. In the deal valued at $14.84 per share,25,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CHANG DAVID C now holds 132,744 shares worth roughly $2.84 million.
Then, YOUNG MORRIS S sold 37,160 shares, generating $462,902 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $12.46, the CEO now owns 2,458,404 shares.
Before that, YOUNG MORRIS S bought 37,160 shares. AXT Inc shares valued at $462,910 were divested by the Officer at a price of $12.46 per share.
Needham downgraded its AXT Inc [AXTI] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Craig Hallum also remained covering AXTI and has increased its forecast on February 23, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. B. Riley Securities revised its rating on February 23, 2024. It rated AXTI as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AXTI
On Tuesday, AXT Inc [NASDAQ:AXTI] saw its stock fall -3.08% to $21.41. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.73%. AXT Inc shares have risen nearly 891.20% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 30.95% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in AXT Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in AXT Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 2.09 million shares to a total of 4.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.01 million shares. There was a rise of 50.91%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
