AXTI
AXT, Inc.
AXTI's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
SKHY
SK hynix Inc.
SKHY has the edge over AXTI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AXTI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AXTI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SKHY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SKHY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AXTI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $5.95 | -86% |
| Forward | 18x | $43.54 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $9.92 | -77% |
| Expensive | 96x | $42.09 | -3.3% |
| Current | 99x | $43.54 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AXTI's PE is in its expensive range at 99x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
SKHY PE Valuation
SKHY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXTI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AXTI, with profitability improving.
SKHY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SKHY, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AXTI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.40 | +445% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.44 | +$0.95 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.49 | -$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.51 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.54 | -$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.42 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.27 | +$0.16 |
AXTI has returned to profit: it earned $0.44 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
SKHY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.04 | +461% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.91 | +187% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.52 | +113% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.78 | +244% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.04 | +1026% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.76 | +$3.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.12 | +$3.11 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.10 | +$2.35 |
SKHY has the edge over AXTI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AXTI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $73.4M | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.6M | +165% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $23M | -8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $28M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | -36% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.4M | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.1M | +23% |
AXTI's revenue is growing: $73M last quarter, up 163% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | +43 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +59 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.9% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +7.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -38% | -31 points |
| Q1 2025 | -53% | -38 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -7.1 points |
AXTI's operating margin was 39% last quarter, up 43 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
SKHY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $59.4B | +257% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.4B | +198% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.6B | +66% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.3B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.7B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.2B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.8B | +75% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.2B | +94% |
SKHY has the edge over AXTI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 76% | +35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 72% | +29 points |
| Q4 2025 | 58% | +18 points |
| Q3 2025 | 47% | +6.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +38 points |
| Q3 2024 | 40% | +60 points |
SKHY has the edge over AXTI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AXTI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.7M | +$99M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | +$8.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.1M | -$9.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11.3M | -$5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.9M | -949% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | +$9.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | -48% |
AXTI's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $79M over the past year.
SKHY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $41.2B | +1111% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8B | +619% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.5B | +142% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.8B | +127% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.4B | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | +67% |
| Q3 2024 | $3B | +$3.4B |
SKHY has the edge over AXTI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AXTI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +2.4M shares |
| 1 year | +51% | +22.2M shares |
| 3 years | +55% | +23.3M shares |
| 5 years | +54% | +23.1M shares |
| Available history | +67% | +26.4M shares |
AXTI has 66M diluted shares, up 51% from a year ago.
SKHY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +14.8M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +14.8M shares |
| 3 years | +3.7% | +254M shares |
| 5 years | +3.9% | +268M shares |
| Available history | +4.3% | +294M shares |
SKHY has the edge over AXTI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SKHY hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AXTI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -24.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | 93.9x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2022 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
AXTI has the edge over SKHY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SKHY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
SKHY has more cash than debt.
AXTI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.1 | Oversold |
AXTI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
SKHY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 19.7 | Oversold |
SKHY's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
AXTI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AXTI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 99x | 28x | 255% above |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
AXTI is trading at 99x earnings, a 255% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SKHY PE vs Technology Sector
SKHY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXTI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.3 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $61.9 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $58.0 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $30.5 | 43% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.8 | 159% above |
AXTI has stronger trend alignment. AXTI is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus SKHY above 0 of 1.
SKHY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $155.4 | 11% below |
SKHY is in a downtrend: it's below all one of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 8-week average.
AXTI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.04 | $9.64 | +139% |
| 2021 | $9.64 | $8.80 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | $8.80 | $4.40 | -50% |
| 2023 | $4.40 | $2.40 | -45% |
| 2024 | $2.40 | $2.28 | -5% |
| 2025 | $2.28 | $15.4 | +574% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $43.5 | +183% |
AXTI has the edge over SKHY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SKHY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $168.0 | $137.7 | -18% |
It's down 18% so far in 2026.