On June 4, AXT Inc fell 5.06% in pre-market trading, trading at $101.97/share, with trading volume of $5.45 million, extending its recent pullback from all-time highs.

On the news front, the decline is driven by multiple factors. Most notably, CEO Morris S Young sold 197,498 shares on June 1-2 at prices around $112-113 per share, while Director Jesse Chen filed to sell approximately 109,526 shares valued at around $11.59 million. The concentrated insider selling signals that management may view current valuations as stretched. Additionally, the stock had surged over 16% on May 22 following a strong Q1 report showing 38.7% year-over-year revenue growth, and has since faced persistent profit-taking pressure with cumulative decline exceeding 20% from its peak.

The semiconductor equipment sector is broadly weak today, with Applied Materials down 2.75%, ASML down 2.57%, Lam Research down 2.23%, and Teradyne down 2.97%, further exacerbating individual stock pressure. Market concerns over silicon photonics technology potentially reducing long-term demand for the company's core indium phosphide substrates also continue to weigh on sentiment.

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