AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ALRM
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
ALRM has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
ALRM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
ALRM's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
ALRM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $66.42 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $53.89 | -19% |
| Current | 29x | $66.42 | — |
| Fair | 45x | $103 | +55% |
| Expensive | 62x | $140 | +112% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALRM's PE is in its cheap range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over ALRM on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ALRM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ALRM, with profitability holding steady.
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.
ALRM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.99 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.27 | -3.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.26 | -5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.41 | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.46 | +7.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.36 | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.38 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.37 | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.29 | +50% |
ALRM has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 ALRM 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.
ALRM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $279.4M | +9% |
| Q2 2026 | $277.7M | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $265.2M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $261.7M | +8% |
| Q3 2025 | $256.4M | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $254.3M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $238.8M | +7% |
| Q4 2024 | $242.2M | +7.1% |
ALRM's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $279M last quarter, up 9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.4 points |
ALRM 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.
ALRM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.5M | +5.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $37M | +104% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.7M | +177% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.1M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $65.9M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.2M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.9M | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $54M | +43% |
ALRM 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.
ALRM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +58K shares |
| 1 year | -4.2% | -2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +2.2% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +8% | +4.1M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +5.7M shares |
ALRM has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | $20M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $12.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ALRM spent $78M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ALRM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -6.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -8.9x | Net Cash |
ALRM has more cash than debt.
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).
ALRM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 80.3 | Overbought |
ALRM's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ALRM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ALRM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 28x | 5% above |
| PE % | 31 | 35 | 4 pts below |
ALRM is trading at 29x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
ALRM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $60.2 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $56.8 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $51.1 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $53.5 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $56.2 | 18% above |
ALRM 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 ALRM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ALRM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.8 | $98.9 | +131% |
| 2021 | $98.9 | $82.8 | -16% |
| 2022 | $82.8 | $49.0 | -41% |
| 2023 | $49.0 | $64.6 | +32% |
| 2024 | $64.6 | $62.1 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | $62.1 | $51.8 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.8 | $66.4 | +28% |
ALRM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +131% in 2020 to −41% in 2022. It's up 28% so far in 2026.