AXTI AXT INC

BEARISH Impact: 5/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed Jun 3, 2026 Processed 1d 3h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $14.2M total
Latest settled — T+1d
AXTI ▼ -15.99% at T+1d
SHORT call ✓ call won +15.99% · α vs SPY +13.42% · entry $105.99 → $89.04
Next anchor: T+5d in 4d
Currently $89.04 · +15.99% from $105.99 entry (call sign-flipped)
Entry anchored
Jun 3, 04:28 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-15.99%
call +15.99% · α +13.42%
$89.04
settled 2d ago
T+5d
call — · α —
in 4d
T+20d
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in 26d
T+60d
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Executive Summary

CEO Morris Young sold $14.0M of AXTI stock on June 2, 2026, following a $8.3M sale on June 1, for a total of $22.3M in open-market sales within two days. Director Jesse Chen also sold $579K. The CEO's sales coincide with derivative exercises at $5.21/share, suggesting a cashless exercise-and-sell pattern. At $6.9B market cap, the $22.3M represents 0.32% of market cap — modest but notable for a CEO cluster.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$22.9M
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

CEO's $22.3M sell-down is the dominant signal — cluster sales are weakly predictive per academic literature, but the CEO's concentrated two-day liquidation of nearly all exercised shares is notable. The derivative exercise at $5.21 suggests these were long-held options being monetized. Monitor for any upcoming 8-K or earnings pre-announcement that could explain the timing. The 30-day prior selling pattern ($22.9M) extends the bearish read.

Key Facts

  • CEO Morris Young sold 197,498 shares for $22.3M on June 1-2, 2026
  • Director Jesse Chen sold 5,200 shares for $579K on June 1-2
  • CEO exercised 85,703 derivative shares at $5.21 strike, then sold the resulting shares immediately
  • Total open-market sales of $22.9M represent 0.32% of $6.9B market cap
  • No insider purchases in the cluster window
  • 30-day prior insider activity: 4 sells totaling $22.9M

Financial Impact

CEO sold $22.3M in open-market sales over 2 days; total cluster $22.9M

insider sellingdilution from derivative exercises

Risk Factors

  • CEO selling may signal private information about near-term business conditions
  • Continued insider selling pattern over 30 days ($45.8M total) could pressure sentiment
  • No insider buying to offset the selling signal

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Semiconductors & Related Devices
Analyst Consensus
73% bullish (11 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-AXTI-1780685126500
15 reports for AXTI
Performance horizon
89% Hit rate 8 of 9 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +16.75%Mar 2, 2026
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Reports for AXTI — sortable, filterable
Type Now
Jun 5, 2026
1d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$84.50 awaiting T+1awaiting T+1$89.04 (−5.37%)
Jun 3, 2026
2d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$105.99 $89.04▲ +15.99%▲ +13.42%$89.04 (+15.99%)
May 18, 2026
19d ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$112.88 $104.61▼ −7.33%▼ −8.37%$89.04 (−21.12%)
May 15, 2026
22d ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
awaiting T+1
May 15, 2026
22d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
awaiting T+1
Apr 21, 2026
6w ago
424B5
BEARISH ★ 8/10
$86.94 $75.27▲ +13.42%▲ +13.03%$89.04 (−2.42%)
Apr 21, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$74.97 $86.94▼ −15.97%▼ −14.95%$89.04 (−18.77%)
Apr 20, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 8/10
$74.97 $86.94▼ −15.97%▼ −14.95%$89.04 (−18.77%)
Apr 20, 2026
6w ago
424B5
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$74.97 $86.94▼ −15.97%▼ −14.95%$89.04 (−18.77%)
Apr 20, 2026
6w ago
S-3ASR
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$74.97 $86.94▲ +15.97%▲ +14.95%$89.04 (+18.77%)
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