On June 4, AXT Inc fell 5.07% in regular trading, trading at $104.84/share, with trading volume of approximately $495 million, extending its pattern of sharp pullbacks from recent historical highs.

On the news front, the decline is primarily driven by continued profit-taking after the stock surged over 16% on May 22 following a strong Q1 earnings beat (revenue up 38.7% YoY, losses sharply narrowed) fueled by robust AI optical communication demand. Since hitting its all-time high, the stock has experienced sustained selling pressure with cumulative drawdown exceeding 20%. Adding to the bearish sentiment, company executive Morris S Young filed Form 144 to sell approximately 111,795 shares worth roughly $12.66 million, following director Jesse Chen's earlier filing to sell 109,526 shares valued at approximately $11.59 million. Notably, the broader Semiconductor Equipment sector rallied strongly today — KLA-Tencor up 4.82%, Teradyne up 4.28%, Lam Research up 3.49% — making AXT's contrarian weakness a clear signal of stock-specific profit-taking and insider selling pressure.

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