AAOI vs. OLED, PI, LPL, ALGM, PL, WOLF, COMM, SIMO, ONDS, and VIAV
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include Universal Display (OLED), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Wolfspeed (WOLF), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Ondas (ONDS), and Viavi Solutions (VIAV). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Applied Optoelectronics vs. Its Competitors
Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Universal Display shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Universal Display has a net margin of 36.95% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -42.29%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.82% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
Universal Display has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.92, meaning that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Universal Display currently has a consensus price target of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.06%. Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus price target of $27.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.53%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.
Universal Display has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Optoelectronics. Applied Optoelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Universal Display had 3 more articles in the media than Applied Optoelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Universal Display and 8 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.93 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Universal Display beats Applied Optoelectronics on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
