This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. AU Optronics (AUO) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock AUO vs. GFS, UMC, FSLR, ALAB, CRDO, SWKS, MTSI, QRVO, LSCC, and RMBSShould you be buying AU Optronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AU Optronics include GlobalFoundries (GFS), United Microelectronics (UMC), First Solar (FSLR), Astera Labs (ALAB), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Qorvo (QRVO), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), and Rambus (RMBS). AU Optronics vs. Its Competitors GlobalFoundries United Microelectronics First Solar Astera Labs Credo Technology Group Skyworks Solutions MACOM Technology Solutions Qorvo Lattice Semiconductor Rambus GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) and AU Optronics (NYSE:AUO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts rate GFS or AUO? GlobalFoundries presently has a consensus price target of $47.09, suggesting a potential upside of 28.24%. Given GlobalFoundries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GlobalFoundries is more favorable than AU Optronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GlobalFoundries 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55AU Optronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer GFS or AUO? In the previous week, GlobalFoundries had 3 more articles in the media than AU Optronics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GlobalFoundries and 0 mentions for AU Optronics. GlobalFoundries' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AU Optronics' score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalFoundries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GlobalFoundries Positive AU Optronics Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFS or AUO? AU Optronics received 439 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.71% of users gave AU Optronics an outperform vote while only 48.31% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobalFoundriesOutperform Votes5748.31% Underperform Votes6151.69% AU OptronicsOutperform Votes49662.71% Underperform Votes29537.29% Is GFS or AUO more profitable? AU Optronics has a net margin of -0.59% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -3.93%. GlobalFoundries' return on equity of 6.05% beat AU Optronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GlobalFoundries-3.93% 6.05% 3.82% AU Optronics -0.59%-0.81%-0.42% Which has more risk and volatility, GFS or AUO? GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AU Optronics has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFS or AUO? AU Optronics has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AU Optronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobalFoundries$6.79B2.99-$265M-$0.34-108.00AU Optronics$10.05B0.52$433.98M$0.3416.06 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GFS or AUO? 6.6% of AU Optronics shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of AU Optronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGlobalFoundries and AU Optronics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AU Optronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUO 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 AUO 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 NYSE 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 AUO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAU OptronicsSemiconductors & Related Devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.25B$63.31B$26.00B$19.65BDividend Yield4.47%2.18%2.85%3.80%P/E Ratio16.0643.9744.5134.98Price / Sales0.5254.091,698.1442.66Price / Cash1.6726.4934.7417.51Price / Book0.767.066.824.78Net Income$433.98M$751.41M$742.69M$1.02B AU Optronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUOAU OptronicsN/A$5.46+2.2%N/A-2.5%$5.25B$10.05B16.0652,241GFSGlobalFoundries2.5498 of 5 stars$39.47+2.8%$47.09+19.3%-26.2%$21.82B$6.79B-82.2314,600Gap DownUMCUnited Microelectronics2.1135 of 5 stars$7.89+1.6%$7.40-6.2%-7.2%$19.81B$235.53B13.6019,500Positive NewsFSLRFirst Solar4.9891 of 5 stars$164.62+2.8%$227.94+38.5%-36.0%$17.65B$4.26B14.184,800ALABAstera Labs3.506 of 5 stars$91.46-1.0%$100.00+9.3%+40.4%$15.08B$490.47M-52.87225CRDOCredo Technology Group3.4525 of 5 stars$68.53-3.6%$78.60+14.7%+154.5%$11.64B$436.78M-456.87380Gap DownSWKSSkyworks Solutions4.1822 of 5 stars$74.95+2.4%$78.29+4.5%-31.7%$11.25B$3.95B22.9911,200Positive NewsMTSIMACOM Technology Solutions3.0221 of 5 stars$128.27+1.6%$130.50+1.7%+23.7%$9.54B$845.21M-89.081,200QRVOQorvo3.9275 of 5 stars$83.01+2.4%$91.21+9.9%-29.3%$7.72B$3.72B296.468,900Gap DownLSCCLattice Semiconductor4.1129 of 5 stars$51.26+2.4%$63.15+23.2%-20.5%$7.05B$488.74M116.50950Gap DownRMBSRambus4.3765 of 5 stars$59.70+1.1%$75.00+25.6%+2.0%$6.41B$605.42M35.96760Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GlobalFoundries Competitors United Microelectronics Competitors First Solar Competitors Astera Labs Competitors Credo Technology Group Competitors Skyworks Solutions Competitors MACOM Technology Solutions Competitors Qorvo Competitors Lattice Semiconductor Competitors Rambus 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 (NYSE:AUO) was last updated on 6/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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