Aeluma (ALMU) Competitors $20.82 -1.30 (-5.88%) As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ALMU vs. AAOI, BELFA, PENG, JKS, NSSC, SHLS, LASR, INDI, CSIQ, and ICHRShould you be buying Aeluma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aeluma include Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Bel Fuse (BELFA), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), nLight (LASR), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), and Ichor (ICHR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Aeluma vs. Its Competitors Applied Optoelectronics Bel Fuse Penguin Solutions JinkoSolar NAPCO Security Technologies Shoals Technologies Group nLight indie Semiconductor Canadian Solar Ichor Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALMU or AAOI? 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ALMU or AAOI? Aeluma presently has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.48%. Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given Aeluma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aeluma is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aeluma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Optoelectronics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Is ALMU or AAOI more profitable? Applied Optoelectronics has a net margin of -55.98% compared to Aeluma's net margin of -86.85%. Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity of -15.40% beat Aeluma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aeluma-86.85% -87.90% -50.73% Applied Optoelectronics -55.98%-15.40%-7.40% Which has better earnings & valuation, ALMU or AAOI? Aeluma has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Applied Optoelectronics. Aeluma 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 RatioAeluma$920K357.56-$4.27M-$0.27-77.11Applied Optoelectronics$308.55M3.88-$186.73M-$3.86-5.58 Does the media favor ALMU or AAOI? In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 3 more articles in the media than Aeluma. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 5 mentions for Aeluma. Applied Optoelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Aeluma's score of -0.07 indicating that Applied Optoelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aeluma 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Applied Optoelectronics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApplied Optoelectronics beats Aeluma on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aeluma News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALMU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALMU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ALMU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAelumaElectronic Components & Accessories IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$349.40M$1.08B$2.21B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.97%2.59%4.08%P/E Ratio-77.116.8522.1423.80Price / Sales357.56250.5783.3066.65Price / CashN/A8.0226.0557.96Price / BookN/A2.0740.025.55Net Income-$4.27M$354.38M-$62.28M$259.03M7 Day Performance-11.74%-4.95%-2.46%-4.59%1 Month PerformanceN/A3.66%-0.54%4.46%1 Year PerformanceN/A1.77%26.18%18.03% Aeluma Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALMUAelumaN/A$20.82-5.9%$25.50+22.5%N/A$349.40M$920K-77.1111AAOIApplied Optoelectronics2.8297 of 5 stars$26.55-2.1%$26.00-2.1%+156.3%$1.47B$249.37M-6.883,309Upcoming EarningsBELFABel Fuse1.5899 of 5 stars$109.01+19.3%$115.00+5.5%+25.1%$1.40B$594.03M28.586,300News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumePENGPenguin Solutions3.1857 of 5 stars$25.28+0.5%$27.13+7.3%N/A$1.32B$1.17B-90.272,700Positive NewsJKSJinkoSolar2.9244 of 5 stars$23.01-1.2%$27.19+18.2%+7.8%$1.18B$12.64B-4.5833,830Gap DownNSSCNAPCO Security Technologies3.0187 of 5 stars$30.56+2.9%$30.83+0.9%-44.4%$1.09B$188.82M24.941,070Positive NewsSHLSShoals Technologies Group4.1565 of 5 stars$5.88+0.6%$8.77+49.3%-17.2%$982.18M$399.21M48.961,290News CoverageUpcoming EarningsLASRnLight2.1251 of 5 stars$20.20+3.5%$17.70-12.4%+79.2%$978.71M$198.55M-17.521,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownINDIindie Semiconductor2.5561 of 5 stars$4.20+0.4%$6.08+45.0%-30.9%$891.69M$216.68M-5.59400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCSIQCanadian Solar3.4574 of 5 stars$12.72-0.3%$14.16+11.4%-27.6%$851.52M$5.99B-25.431,224Positive NewsICHRIchor4.4427 of 5 stars$21.28+3.0%$32.67+53.5%-37.5%$727.61M$892.12M-44.432,380News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAOI Competitors BELFA Competitors PENG Competitors JKS Competitors NSSC Competitors SHLS Competitors LASR Competitors INDI Competitors CSIQ Competitors ICHR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ALMU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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