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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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Optoelectronics
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
SiTime
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Optoelectronics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SiTime
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Optoelectronics-55.98% -15.40% -7.40%
SiTime -38.60%-9.43%-7.46%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Optoelectronics$249.37M6.22-$186.73M-$3.86-7.23
SiTime$229.99M21.72-$93.60M-$3.80-55.41

Summary

SiTime beats Applied Optoelectronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AAOI vs. The Competition

MetricApplied OptoelectronicsELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.49B$38.16B$27.55B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A2.17%3.13%4.04%
P/E Ratio-7.2347.4437.3920.16
Price / Sales6.22262.501,903.61173.08
Price / CashN/A91.5438.4457.97
Price / Book5.715.327.275.62
Net Income-$186.73M$528.96M$764.25M$248.50M
7 Day Performance-2.87%1.29%0.83%4.49%
1 Month Performance69.83%9.89%5.20%7.03%
1 Year Performance209.88%31.11%52,446.11%21.07%

Applied Optoelectronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.2542 of 5 stars
$27.92
+3.9%
$24.80
-11.2%
+228.9%$1.49B$249.37M-7.233,309Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SITM
SiTime
1.0354 of 5 stars
$213.08
+0.1%
$224.00
+5.1%
+42.7%$5.05B$202.70M-56.07380Positive News
High Trading Volume
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
4.4686 of 5 stars
$43.35
-0.2%
$60.00
+38.4%
+10.8%$4.80B$1.44B23.955,359
LPL
LG Display
1.2164 of 5 stars
$3.45
-0.9%
N/A-26.1%$3.45B$19.51B-1.9460,792
PI
Impinj
3.7481 of 5 stars
$111.07
-0.7%
$155.38
+39.9%
-25.2%$3.22B$363.54M-2,776.06390
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.4295 of 5 stars
$75.17
-0.8%
$83.89
+11.6%
-6.3%$2.55B$803.55M26.941,819
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.0541 of 5 stars
$10.07
+0.7%
$12.69
+26.0%
+46.6%$2.25B$1.05B503.753,600
NN
NextNav
1.497 of 5 stars
$15.20
+0.9%
$20.00
+31.6%
+96.8%$2.01B$5.67M-14.9060
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
2.8589 of 5 stars
$10.87
-0.8%
$16.06
+47.7%
+187.3%$1.94B$228M-3.981Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.5721 of 5 stars
$6.10
+0.5%
$6.71
+10.0%
+285.9%$1.85B$244.35M-16.94800High Trading Volume
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.1429 of 5 stars
$34.60
-0.4%
$44.50
+28.6%
-24.6%$1.83B$706.23M96.112,746News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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