AAOI vs. ALGM, SITM, LPL, PI, LUNR, VIAV, KLIC, SIMO, HIMX, and PL
Should you be buying Applied Optoelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Optoelectronics include Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), and Planet Labs PBC (PL). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Applied Optoelectronics vs.
Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Allegro MicroSystems presently has a consensus target price of $30.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.37%. Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus target price of $29.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.99%. Given Allegro MicroSystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allegro MicroSystems is more favorable than Applied Optoelectronics.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 4 more articles in the media than Allegro MicroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 5 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems. Allegro MicroSystems' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.69 indicating that Allegro MicroSystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Allegro MicroSystems has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Optoelectronics. Allegro MicroSystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Optoelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Allegro MicroSystems has a net margin of -8.45% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -38.61%. Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity of 4.31% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Applied Optoelectronics received 547 more outperform votes than Allegro MicroSystems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.26% of users gave Allegro MicroSystems an outperform vote while only 64.86% of users gave Applied Optoelectronics an outperform vote.
Summary
Allegro MicroSystems beats Applied Optoelectronics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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