AAOI vs. SITM, TSEM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, PL, and KLIC
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Applied Optoelectronics vs. Its Competitors
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.
Applied Optoelectronics currently has a consensus target price of $24.80, suggesting a potential downside of 11.17%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given SiTime's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SiTime is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.
Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its share price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of SiTime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 3 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 5 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.58 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SiTime has a net margin of -38.60% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -55.98%. SiTime's return on equity of -9.43% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
SiTime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Applied Optoelectronics. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Optoelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SiTime beats Applied Optoelectronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff