AAOI vs. TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, PL, KLIC, and LUNR
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), and Intuitive Machines (LUNR). 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Tower Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.48%. Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus price target of $24.80, indicating a potential downside of 12.68%. Given Tower Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tower Semiconductor is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.
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 3 more articles in the media than Tower Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 5 mentions for Tower Semiconductor. Tower Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.82 indicating that Tower Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
70.5% of Tower Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tower Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
