Compare Stocks: AAOI, FFIV, VSAT, and VIAV

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$135.63 +9.2%	$137.34	$18.50 ▼ $233.67	$9.97B	3.76	10.07 million shs	24.04 million shs
FFIV F5	$400.23 -3.1%	$403.52	$223.76 ▼ $435.00	$23.31B	1.03	722,355 shs	588,823 shs
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$39.14 -3.6%	$44.19	$10.30 ▼ $60.43	$9.49B	1.21	5.09 million shs	7.74 million shs
VSAT Viasat	$80.38 -2.0%	$72.29	$24.95 ▼ $93.03	$11.29B	1.72	2.29 million shs	1.87 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	-3.38%	+37.85%	+8.57%	-16.60%	+434.74%
FFIV F5	+0.43%	+6.26%	-0.97%	+16.68%	+28.59%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	+4.34%	+15.81%	+0.92%	-20.74%	+304.28%
VSAT Viasat	+1.18%	+5.66%	+6.87%	+17.11%	+194.72%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$135.63 +9.2%	$137.34	$18.50 ▼ $233.67	$9.97B	3.76	10.07 million shs	24.04 million shs
FFIV F5	$400.23 -3.1%	$403.52	$223.76 ▼ $435.00	$23.31B	1.03	722,355 shs	588,823 shs
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$39.14 -3.6%	$44.19	$10.30 ▼ $60.43	$9.49B	1.21	5.09 million shs	7.74 million shs
VSAT Viasat	$80.38 -2.0%	$72.29	$24.95 ▼ $93.03	$11.29B	1.72	2.29 million shs	1.87 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	-3.38%	+37.85%	+8.57%	-16.60%	+434.74%
FFIV F5	+0.43%	+6.26%	-0.97%	+16.68%	+28.59%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	+4.34%	+15.81%	+0.92%	-20.74%	+304.28%
VSAT Viasat	+1.18%	+5.66%	+6.87%	+17.11%	+194.72%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	2.33	Hold	$134.00	-1.20% Downside
FFIV F5	2.36	Hold	$416.63	4.10% Upside
VIAV Viavi Solutions	2.56	Moderate Buy	$49.88	27.43% Upside
VSAT Viasat	2.73	Moderate Buy	$85.78	6.72% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AAOI, FFIV, VSAT, and VIAV Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/7/2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$151.00
8/7/2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
8/7/2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $190.00
8/7/2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$220.00
8/6/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $44.00
8/6/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$60.00 ➝ $65.00
8/6/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$63.00 ➝ $60.00
8/6/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$70.00
8/6/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$68.00 ➝ $60.00
8/5/2026	VSAT Viasat	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$90.00 ➝ $105.00
7/29/2026	VSAT Viasat	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold

(Data available from 8/7/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$507M	21.47	$0.03 per share	5,160.53	$10.75 per share	12.62
FFIV F5	$3.09B	7.31	$13.36 per share	29.95	$68.34 per share	5.86
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$1.52B	6.03	$0.64 per share	60.89	$3.49 per share	11.21
VSAT Viasat	$4.64B	2.39	$10.47 per share	7.68	$34.25 per share	2.35

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	-$38.23M	-$0.66	N/A	33.41	N/A	-8.55%	-4.64%	-2.90%	N/A
FFIV F5	$692.38M	$12.56	31.87	28.65	4.05	21.95%	21.54%	12.16%	10/26/2026 (Estimated)
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$34.80M	-$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	-2.00%	23.56%	7.67%	N/A
VSAT Viasat	-$34.09M	-$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.64%	1.44%	0.45%	N/A

Latest AAOI, FFIV, VSAT, and VIAV Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$0.0151	$0.06	+$0.0449	-$0.28	$190.48 million	$191.92 million
8/5/2026	Q4 2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	$0.2979	$0.34	+$0.0421	$0.13	$432.62 million	$443.10 million
7/27/2026	Q3 2026	FFIV F5	$4.00	$4.73	+$0.73	$3.62	$834.60 million	$865.08 million
5/28/2026	Q4 2026	VSAT Viasat	$0.32	-$0.02	-$0.34	$0.41	$1.20 billion	$1.17 billion
5/7/2026	Q1 2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	-$0.05	-$0.07	-$0.02	-$0.19	$156.98 million	$151.14 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FFIV F5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VIAV Viavi Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VSAT Viasat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	0.18	3.83	3.03
FFIV F5	N/A	1.66	1.59
VIAV Viavi Solutions	0.99	1.61	1.39
VSAT Viasat	1.23	1.68	2.19

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	61.70%
FFIV F5	90.66%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	95.54%
VSAT Viasat	86.05%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	3.80%
FFIV F5	0.48%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	1.80%
VSAT Viasat	1.40%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	4,691	80.24 million	77.19 million	Optionable
FFIV F5	6,578	56.42 million	56.15 million	Optionable
VIAV Viavi Solutions	3,600	233.91 million	229.70 million	Optionable
VSAT Viasat	7,000	137.76 million	135.83 million	Optionable

AAOI, FFIV, VSAT, and VIAV Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Director Sells 2,500 Shares of Stock

August 7 at 7:07 AM | insidertrades.com

VSAT Q2 Deep Dive: Market Reacts to Revenue Miss Amid Strategic Satellite Expansion

August 6 at 8:01 PM | theglobeandmail.com

Theresa Wise Sells 2,500 Shares of Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock

August 6 at 5:21 PM | marketbeat.com

Insider Selling: Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Director Sells 616 Shares

August 6 at 7:06 AM | insidertrades.com

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Given New $105.00 Price Target at Needham & Company LLC

August 6 at 3:43 AM | americanbankingnews.com

California State Teachers Retirement System Has $6.12 Million Stock Position in Viasat Inc. $VSAT

August 6 at 3:37 AM | marketbeat.com

Viasat (VSAT) Q1 2027

August 5 at 6:21 PM | 247wallst.com

ViaSat: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

August 5 at 6:21 PM | aol.comA

Viasat expects about $180M fiscal 2027 free cash flow while keeping $950M-$1B CapEx plan unchanged

August 5 at 6:21 PM | seekingalpha.com

Insider Selling: Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Director Sells $46,483.36 in Stock

August 5 at 5:22 PM | marketbeat.com

Benjamin Edward Palmer Sells 2,400 Shares of Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock

August 5 at 5:21 PM | marketbeat.com

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Needham & Company LLC Analyst Says

August 5 at 4:17 PM | marketbeat.com

Why ViaSat Stock Dropped After Earnings

August 5 at 3:11 PM | fool.com

Can Viasat's 21.4% 3-Month Rally Keep Climbing or Stall Now?

August 5 at 1:56 PM | zacks.com

Is Viasat Worth Buying or Is Execution Risk Still Too High Today?

August 5 at 1:56 PM | zacks.com

Can ViaSat-3 Launches Unlock Viasat's Next Growth Phase?

August 5 at 1:56 PM | zacks.com

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Shares Gap Down - What's Next?

August 5 at 11:59 AM | marketbeat.com

Viasat Q1 Earnings Call Centers on DAT Growth & ViaSat-3

August 5 at 11:31 AM | zacks.com

Viasat Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates Despite Lower Y/Y Revenues

August 5 at 11:01 AM | zacks.com

Viasat, Inc. 2027 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

August 5 at 4:05 AM | seekingalpha.com

Investors Purchase High Volume of Viasat Call Options (NASDAQ:VSAT)

August 5 at 2:00 AM | americanbankingnews.com

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AAOI, FFIV, VSAT, and VIAV Company Descriptions

Applied Optoelectronics NASDAQ:AAOI

$135.63 +11.41 (+9.19%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$135.82 +0.19 (+0.14%)

As of 07:59 PM Eastern

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television, telecom equipment manufacturers, fiber-to-the-home, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.

F5 NASDAQ:FFIV

$400.23 -12.84 (-3.11%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$396.80 -3.43 (-0.86%)

As of 07:54 PM Eastern

F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. The company also provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX Management Suite; NGINX Ingress Controller; NGINX App Protect; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. In addition, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. F5, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Viavi Solutions NASDAQ:VIAV

$39.14 -1.45 (-3.57%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$39.01 -0.13 (-0.33%)

As of 08:00 PM Eastern

Viavi Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. It operates through the following segments: Network Enablement, Service Enablement, and Optical Security and Performance. The Network Enablement segment offers an integrated portfolio of testing solutions that access the network to perform build-out and maintenance tasks. The Service Enablement segment covers solutions and services primarily for communication service providers, and enterprises that deliver and/or operate broadband and IP networks (fixed and mobile) supporting voice, video, and data services as well as a wide range of applications. The Optical Security and Performance segment leverages its core optical coating technologies and volume manufacturing capability to design, manufacture, and sell products targeting anti-counterfeiting, consumer and industrial, government, healthcare, and other markets. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

Viasat NASDAQ:VSAT

$80.38 -1.61 (-1.96%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$80.31 -0.07 (-0.09%)

As of 07:57 PM Eastern

Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services worldwide. The company's Satellite Services segment offers satellite-based fixed broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol services to consumers and businesses; in-flight entertainment and aviation software services to commercial airlines and private business jets; satellite-based connectivity services; mobile broadband services, including satellite-based internet services to energy offshore vessels, cruise ships, consumer ferries, and yachts; and energy services, which include ultra-secure solutions IP connectivity, bandwidth-optimized over-the-top applications, industrial internet-of-things big data enablement, and industry-leading machine learning analytics. Its Commercial Networks segment offers fixed broadband satellite communication systems comprising satellite network infrastructure and ground terminals; mobile broadband satellite communication systems; antenna systems for terrestrial and satellite applications, such as earth imaging, remote sensing, mobile satellite communication, Ka-band earth stations, and other multi-band antennas; and space systems design and satellite networking development systems. The company's Government Systems segment offers government mobile broadband products and services include mobile broadband modems, and terminals and network access control systems; mesh and hub-and-spoke satellite networking systems; secure networking, cybersecurity, and information assurance products; and tactical data link solutions. It designs and development of satellite and ground communications systems and network function virtualization, as well as ground-based network subsystems, as well as space system design and development products and services include architectures for GEO, MEO, LEO satellites, and other satellite platforms. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

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