Compare Stocks: NTCT, VIAV, VSAT, and AAOI

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	$130.16 +7.1%	$111.73	$18.50 ▼ $233.67	$11.01B	3.85	10.24 million shs	12.48 million shs
NTCT NetScout Systems	$40.99 -0.5%	$38.98	$25.20 ▼ $45.28	$2.98B	0.69	606,692 shs	460,536 shs
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$48.14 +2.6%	$38.38	$12.23 ▼ $60.43	$11.88B	1.21	6.07 million shs	4.67 million shs
VSAT Viasat	$74.38 +6.6%	$75.07	$29.13 ▼ $93.03	$10.25B	1.76	2.04 million shs	2.23 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	+5.17%	+25.56%	+15.20%	+6.26%	+335.27%
NTCT NetScout Systems	+0.59%	+4.54%	+10.69%	-2.76%	+55.18%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	-0.40%	+14.78%	+34.57%	+16.63%	+268.79%
VSAT Viasat	-3.07%	-2.60%	-7.34%	-9.03%	+117.69%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$130.16 +7.1%	$111.73	$18.50 ▼ $233.67	$11.01B	3.85	10.24 million shs	12.48 million shs
NTCT NetScout Systems	$40.99 -0.5%	$38.98	$25.20 ▼ $45.28	$2.98B	0.69	606,692 shs	460,536 shs
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$48.14 +2.6%	$38.38	$12.23 ▼ $60.43	$11.88B	1.21	6.07 million shs	4.67 million shs
VSAT Viasat	$74.38 +6.6%	$75.07	$29.13 ▼ $93.03	$10.25B	1.76	2.04 million shs	2.23 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	+5.17%	+25.56%	+15.20%	+6.26%	+335.27%
NTCT NetScout Systems	+0.59%	+4.54%	+10.69%	-2.76%	+55.18%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	-0.40%	+14.78%	+34.57%	+16.63%	+268.79%
VSAT Viasat	-3.07%	-2.60%	-7.34%	-9.03%	+117.69%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	2.33	Hold	$139.40	7.15% Upside
NTCT NetScout Systems	2.67	Moderate Buy	$38.00	-7.15% Downside
VIAV Viavi Solutions	2.78	Moderate Buy	$55.43	17.09% Upside
VSAT Viasat	2.73	Moderate Buy	$90.67	25.10% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NTCT, VSAT, VIAV, and AAOI Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$65.00
9/23/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$70.00
9/8/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)
8/27/2026	NTCT NetScout Systems	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)
8/25/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/19/2026	NTCT NetScout Systems	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/19/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$70.00
8/17/2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D-) ➝ Sell (E+)
8/13/2026	NTCT NetScout Systems	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)
8/13/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/11/2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)

(Data available from 10/6/2023 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	$455.71M	24.14	$0.03 per share	4,639.90	$10.75 per share	12.10
NTCT NetScout Systems	$883.16M	3.37	$2.64 per share	15.50	$22.84 per share	1.79
VIAV Viavi Solutions	$1.52B	7.69	$1.26 per share	37.66	$5.87 per share	8.06
VSAT Viasat	$4.63B	2.16	$10.63 per share	6.82	$34.82 per share	2.08

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	-$0.78	N/A	34.88	N/A	-9.57%	-1.98%	-1.34%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
NTCT NetScout Systems	$95.53M	$1.64	24.99	17.27	N/A	13.71%	9.25%	6.59%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
VIAV Viavi Solutions	-$30.40M	-$0.15	N/A	28.52	N/A	-2.00%	19.60%	7.48%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
VSAT Viasat	-$34.09M	-$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.64%	1.44%	0.45%	11/6/2026 (Estimated)

Latest NTCT, VSAT, VIAV, and AAOI Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
10/28/2026	Q1 2027	VIAV Viavi Solutions	$0.4065	N/A	N/A	N/A	$455.06 million	N/A
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	$0.0151	$0.06	+$0.0449	-$0.28	$190.48 million	$191.92 million
8/6/2026	Q1 2027	NTCT NetScout Systems	$0.3833	$0.52	+$0.1367	$0.29	$196.17 million	$210.42 million
8/5/2026	Q4 2026	VIAV Viavi Solutions	$0.2979	$0.34	+$0.0421	$0.13	$432.62 million	$443.10 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
NTCT NetScout Systems	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	0.12	2.78	2.13
NTCT NetScout Systems	N/A	1.83	1.78
VIAV Viavi Solutions	0.27	1.85	1.62
VSAT Viasat	1.23	1.68	1.52

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	61.70%
NTCT NetScout Systems	91.64%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	95.54%
VSAT Viasat	86.05%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	3.80%
NTCT NetScout Systems	4.74%
VIAV Viavi Solutions	1.80%
VSAT Viasat	1.40%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	4,691	84.57 million	81.36 million	Optionable
NTCT NetScout Systems	2,073	72.71 million	69.26 million	Optionable
VIAV Viavi Solutions	4,100	246.75 million	242.31 million	Optionable
VSAT Viasat	7,000	137.76 million	135.83 million	Optionable

NTCT, VIAV, VSAT, and AAOI Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock Price Up 7.8% - Should You Buy?

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Viasat stock slips 1.28 percent during October 5 trading

October 6 at 1:58 PM | ad-hoc-news.deA

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) SVP Sells $139,740.00 in Stock

October 6 at 4:37 AM | insidertrades.com

A Look at Viasat Inc (VSAT) After 3.1% Decline -- GF Value $18.75 vs Price $69.79

October 5 at 8:00 PM | gurufocus.com

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock: Insider Benjamin Edward Palmer Sells 2,000 Shares

October 5 at 5:23 PM | marketbeat.com

New US Marine Corps SATCOM Deal Might Change The Case For Investing In Viasat (VSAT)

October 4 at 9:22 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Viasat wins USD 42.00 million order and Viasat stock costs EUR 62.87

October 2, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

Huge Call Options Volume in ViaSat - Is VSAT Stock Set to Spike Higher?

September 30, 2026 | barchart.com

Investors Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT)

September 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock Rated "Moderate Buy" by Sell-Side Brokerages

September 30, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock Now Rated "Moderate Buy" by Sell-Side Analysts

September 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Viasat wins USD307 million award to provide multi-orbit connectivity to USMC

September 29, 2026 | janes.comJ

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What Does the Marine Corps Order Mean for Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT)?

September 26, 2026 | kalkinemedia.comK

Viasat Wins $42 Million U.S. Marine Corps Multi-Orbit SATCOM Task Order

September 25, 2026 | thefastmode.comT

Viasat wins US military contract

September 25, 2026 | advanced-television.comA

Garrett Chase Sells 4,000 Shares of Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) Stock

September 24, 2026 | insidertrades.com

Viasat Awarded $42M Task Order Under Marine Corp Managed Services Contract

September 23, 2026 | satellitetoday.comS

Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract

September 23, 2026 | satnews.comS

Insider Selling: Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) CFO Sells $307,640.00 in Stock

September 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Viasat Inc. Wins First Task Order Award As Part Of $307 Million Ceiling U.S. Marine Corps Enterprise Services Contract For Multi-Orbit Connectivity

September 23, 2026 | marketscreener.comM

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NTCT, VIAV, VSAT, and AAOI Company Descriptions

Applied Optoelectronics NASDAQ:AAOI

$130.16 +8.59 (+7.07%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$130.06 -0.10 (-0.08%)

As of 07:16 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.

NetScout Systems NASDAQ:NTCT

$40.99 -0.21 (-0.51%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$41.00 +0.01 (+0.02%)

As of 06:06 PM Eastern

NetScout Systems, Inc. provides service assurance and cybersecurity solutions for protect digital business services against disruptions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers nGeniusONE management software that enables customers to predict, preempt, and resolve network and service delivery problems, as well as facilitate the optimization and capacity planning of their network infrastructures; and specialized platforms and analytic modules that enable its customers to analyze and troubleshoot traffic in radio access and Wi-Fi networks. It also provides nGeniusPULSE, an active testing tool that enables enterprises to identify infrastructure performance issues and determine application availability, reliability, and performance; and nGenius Business Analytics solution, which enables service providers to analyze their network traffic. In addition, the company offers ISNG, an advanced passive network probe; packet flow systems that deliver targeted network traffic access to various monitoring and security tools and systems; and a suite of test access points that enable non-disruptive access to network traffic. Further, it provides cybersecurity solutions to protect their networks against distributed denial of service attacks under the Arbor brand, such as Arbor Sightline, Arbor Threat Mitigation System, Arbor Insight, Arbor Edge Defense, and Arbor Cloud. Additionally, the company offers advanced threat detection solutions, such as Omnis Cyber Investigator. It serves enterprise customers in various industries, including financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, education, transportation, and retail; mobile operators, wireline operators, cable operators, Internet service providers, and cloud providers; and governmental agencies through a direct sales force, and indirect reseller and distribution channels. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

Viavi Solutions NASDAQ:VIAV

$48.14 +1.23 (+2.62%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$48.12 -0.02 (-0.05%)

As of 07:13 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

$74.38 +4.59 (+6.58%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$74.45 +0.07 (+0.09%)

As of 07:14 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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