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AXT Inc has a consensus price target of $7.85 based on the ratings of 6 analysts. The high is $18 issued by B. Riley Securities on January 9, 2026. The low is $4.1 issued by Wedbush on August 1, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by B. Riley Securities, B. Riley Securities, and Needham on January 9, 2026, October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $12.33 between B. Riley Securities, B. Riley Securities, and Needham, there's an implied -44.59% downside for AXT Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
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| 01/09/2026 | Buy Now | -19.14% | B. Riley Securities | $9 → $18 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -59.57% | B. Riley Securities | $4 → $9 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -55.08% | Needham | $5 → $10 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -81.58% | Wedbush | $4.25 → $4.1 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -80.68% | B. Riley Securities | $4.5 → $4.3 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -79.78% | B. Riley Securities | $6 → $4.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -80.91% | Wedbush | $4.5 → $4.25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2025 | Buy Now | -73.05% | B. Riley Securities | $5.5 → $6 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2025 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Northland Capital Markets | $6 → $5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | -73.05% | Wedbush | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -73.05% | Wedbush | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Craig-Hallum | $3.75 → $5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | -73.05% | Wedbush | $6 → $6 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -75.29% | B. Riley Securities | $3.8 → $5.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | -73.05% | Wedbush | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | -83.15% | Craig-Hallum | $2.25 → $3.75 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | -82.93% | B. Riley Securities | $2.4 → $3.8 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | → $5 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -55.08% | Wedbush | → $10 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2023 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $8 → $5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -83.38% | B. Riley Securities | $5 → $3.7 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -83.15% | Craig-Hallum | $5.5 → $3.75 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -77.54% | Needham | $8 → $5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2023 | Buy Now | -55.08% | Wedbush | → $10 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -77.54% | B. Riley Securities | $5.5 → $5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Craig-Hallum | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -64.06% | Needham | $6 → $8 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) was reported by B. Riley Securities on January 9, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $18.00 expecting AXTI to fall to within 12 months (a possible -19.14% downside). 9 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) was provided by B. Riley Securities, and AXT downgraded their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for AXT Inc happened on February 23, 2024 when Craig-Hallum raised their price target to $3.75. Craig-Hallum previously had a hold for AXT Inc.
The last downgrade for AXT Inc happened on January 9, 2026 when B. Riley Securities changed their price target from $9 to $18 for AXT Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of AXT, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for AXT was filed on January 9, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 9, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest AXT (AXTI) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $9.00 to $18.00. The current price AXT (AXTI) is trading at is $22.26, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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