AAOI vs. TSEM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, KLIC, PL, and HIMX
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Applied Optoelectronics vs. Its Competitors
Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Tower Semiconductor has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -55.98%. Tower Semiconductor's return on equity of 7.73% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
70.5% of Tower Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tower Semiconductor 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Tower Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Optoelectronics. Applied Optoelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tower Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 4 more articles in the media than Tower Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 4 mentions for Tower Semiconductor. Tower Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.81 indicating that Tower Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tower Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.39%. Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus price target of $24.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.08%. Given Tower Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Tower Semiconductor is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.
Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.78, indicating that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tower Semiconductor beats Applied Optoelectronics on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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