AAOI vs. RESN, OIIM, MRAM, KOPN, BEEM, ICHR, INDI, SHLS, BELFA, and IMOS
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include Resonant (RESN), O2Micro International (OIIM), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), Kopin (KOPN), Beam Global (BEEM), Ichor (ICHR), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS).
Resonant (NASDAQ:RESN) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.01%. Given Resonant's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Optoelectronics is more favorable than Resonant.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 6 more articles in the media than Resonant. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 0 mentions for Resonant. Resonant's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Optoelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Applied Optoelectronics received 330 more outperform votes than Resonant when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.98% of users gave Resonant an outperform vote while only 65.25% of users gave Applied Optoelectronics an outperform vote.
Applied Optoelectronics has a net margin of -30.65% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -1,651.52%. Resonant's return on equity of -16.30% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
21.6% of Resonant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Resonant shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Resonant has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Applied Optoelectronics. Resonant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Optoelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Resonant has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Applied Optoelectronics beats Resonant on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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