AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AEYE
AudioEye, Inc.
AEYE has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
AAOI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AAOI's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AEYE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
AEYE's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
AAOI PE Valuation
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
AEYE PE Valuation
AEYE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AAOI to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AEYE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AEYE, with profitability improving.
AAOI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.42 | +$3.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$2.81 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.65 | +$3.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$3.86 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.44 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.08 | -$2.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.50 | -$2.75 |
AAOI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.42 per share over the past year, against $4.50 at its worst in late 2024.
AEYE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.24 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.25 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.37 | -$0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.25 | +$0.11 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.36 | +$0.14 |
AEYE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.25 per share over the past year, against $1.40 at its worst in mid-2022.
AAOI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $269.9M | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $191.9M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.6M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.9M | +146% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.3M | +66% |
AAOI has the edge over AEYE on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +45 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +44 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | +1 points |
AAOI's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
AEYE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.7M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.5M | +7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.9M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.7M | +24% |
AEYE's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $11M last quarter, up 7.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.6% | -8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -18% | -8.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7.8% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.1% | +8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.7% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | -6.8 points |
AEYE has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AAOI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$369.9M | -$291.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$265.3M | -$174.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$143.6M | -$64.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.6M | -$51.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$78.7M | -$58M |
| Q2 2025 | -$91M | -$86M |
| Q1 2025 | -$79.3M | -$45.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$53M | -$48.4M |
AAOI has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$883M over the past year, against −$302M the year before.
AEYE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $1M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | +$1.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M | +377% |
| Q3 2025 | $1M | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +205% |
| Q1 2025 | -$47K | -132% |
| Q4 2024 | $525K | -35% |
AEYE has the edge over AAOI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AAOI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.7% | +6.3M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +24.5M shares |
| 3 years | +168% | +55.1M shares |
| 5 years | +224% | +60.7M shares |
| Available history | +340% | +67.9M shares |
AAOI has 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
AEYE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +482K shares |
| 1 year | +4.5% | +557K shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +45% | +4M shares |
AEYE has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $475,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $989,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $330,000 |
AEYE spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AEYE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 29.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 94.8x | High |
AEYE's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.9 years a year ago.
AAOI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.8 | Oversold |
AAOI's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
AEYE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.2 | Overbought |
AEYE's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AEYE PE vs Technology Sector
AEYE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAOI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.2 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.6 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.3 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.3 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.9 | 43% above |
AAOI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
AEYE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.39 | 52% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.90 | 81% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.89 | 81% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.6 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.0 | 30% above |
AEYE has the edge over AAOI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AAOI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $8.77 | -24% |
| 2021 | $8.77 | $5.64 | -36% |
| 2022 | $5.64 | $1.95 | -65% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $19.3 | +891% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $37.7 | +95% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $37.2 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.2 | $52.9 | +42% |
AAOI has the edge over AEYE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AEYE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.75 | $26.2 | +452% |
| 2021 | $26.2 | $7.00 | -73% |
| 2022 | $7.00 | $3.85 | -45% |
| 2023 | $3.85 | $5.42 | +41% |
| 2024 | $5.42 | $16.1 | +197% |
| 2025 | $16.1 | $10.7 | -34% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.7 | $14.3 | +34% |
AEYE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +452% in 2020 to −73% in 2021. It's up 34% so far in 2026.