Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) Competitors

NeoPhotonics (NYSE:NPTN) and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NPTN or AOSL?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than NeoPhotonics. NeoPhotonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NeoPhotonics	$290.29M	2.96	-$40.72M	-$0.13	-123.15
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	$657.27M	1.24	-$11.08M	-$0.67	-41.92

Does the media refer more to NPTN or AOSL?

In the previous week, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had 6 more articles in the media than NeoPhotonics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and 0 mentions for NeoPhotonics. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat NeoPhotonics' score of 0.43 indicating that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NeoPhotonics	Neutral
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPTN or AOSL?

NeoPhotonics received 110 more outperform votes than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.49% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 57.05% of users gave NeoPhotonics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NeoPhotonics	Outperform Votes 421 57.05%	Underperform Votes 317 42.95%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 311 57.49%	Underperform Votes 230 42.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NPTN or AOSL?

85.6% of NeoPhotonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of NeoPhotonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NPTN or AOSL more profitable?

NeoPhotonics has a net margin of -1.89% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -2.94%. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity of 0.19% beat NeoPhotonics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeoPhotonics	-1.89%	-1.30%	-0.63%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	-2.94%	0.19%	0.15%

Do analysts rate NPTN or AOSL?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.28%. Given Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NeoPhotonics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeoPhotonics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, NPTN or AOSL?

NeoPhotonics has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats NeoPhotonics on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.