AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has a slight edge over ASUR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ASUR
Asure Software, Inc.
ASUR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
ASUR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
ASUR's balance sheet is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
ASUR PE Valuation
ASUR 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.
ASUR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ASUR, 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 has the edge over ASUR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ASUR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.07 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.37 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.48 | -$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.58 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.53 | -$0.08 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.45 | -$0.03 |
ASUR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.13 per share over the past year, against $2.71 at its worst in late 2019.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 127% for AAOI versus up 33% for ASUR.
| 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.
ASUR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.1M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.8M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $36.3M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.1M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.9M | +10% |
| Q3 2024 | $29.3M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2024 | $28M | -7.8% |
ASUR's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $40M last quarter, up 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.5% | +9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.8% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | -13 points |
| Q2 2024 | -15% | -10 points |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $11M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7M | +390% |
| Q2 2025 | $3M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8M | +$6M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.6M | +41% |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +141K shares |
| 1 year | +4.8% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +28% | +6.3M shares |
| 5 years | +49% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +84% | +13.2M shares |
ASUR has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ASUR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
ASUR's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.9 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).
ASUR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.1 | Overbought |
ASUR's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ASUR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ASUR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.34 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.37 | 23% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.64 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.08 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.54 | 7.9% above |
ASUR 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 ASUR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ASUR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.08 | $7.27 | -10% |
| 2021 | $7.27 | $7.98 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | $7.98 | $9.46 | +19% |
| 2023 | $9.46 | $9.52 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | $9.52 | $9.35 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | $9.35 | $9.31 | -0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.31 | $10.3 | +11% |
ASUR has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 11% so far in 2026.