AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
BDAI
Hitek Global Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BDAI yet.
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.
BDAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
BDAI's profitability is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
BDAI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 94x | $1.87 | — |
| Cheap | 96x | $1.93 | +3.1% |
| Fair | 120x | $2.40 | +29% |
| Expensive | 134x | $2.68 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BDAI's PE is 94x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
BDAI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BDAI to show an outlook.
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.
BDAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.08 | -300% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.04 | -150% |
| Q4 2021 | $0.15 | 0% |
| Q4 2020 | $0.15 | -17% |
BDAI has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $270M last quarter, up 127% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
BDAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $5.8M | +441% |
| Q2 2025 | $741.5K | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | -34% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8M | -38% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.6M | -55% |
| Q2 2023 | $2.9M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2022 | $3.6M | -45% |
| Q4 2021 | $6.5M | +11% |
BDAI has the edge over AAOI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -7.7% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | -182% | -199 points |
| Q4 2024 | -128% | -153 points |
| Q2 2024 | -20% | -47 points |
| Q4 2023 | -25% | -58 points |
| Q2 2023 | 17% | -13 points |
| Q4 2022 | 24% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2022 | 27% | -9.4 points |
BDAI's operating margin was −7.7% last quarter, up 18 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
BDAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $744.3K | +1134% |
| Q4 2023 | -$308.7K | +$89.5K |
| Q2 2023 | $60.3K | -99% |
| Q4 2018 | $209.1K | -29% |
| Q2 2018 | -$302.6K | -$182.8K |
| Q4 2017 | $295.5K | +573% |
| Q2 2017 | -$119.8K | -$83.7K |
BDAI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $97,583 over the past year.
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 the edge over BDAI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
BDAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +104% | +14.9M shares |
| 1 year | +234859% | +29.3M shares |
| 3 years | +333226% | +29.3M shares |
BDAI has 29M diluted shares, up 234859% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2018 | — |
| Q2 2018 | — |
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q2 2017 | — |
| Q4 2016 | — |
| Q2 2016 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BDAI Net Leverage
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).
BDAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 13.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 15.5 | Oversold |
BDAI's weekly RSI is 14 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BDAI PE vs Technology Sector
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 stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus BDAI above 0 of 2.
BDAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.31 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.84 | 34% below |
BDAI is in a downtrend: it's below all two of its weekly moving averages, and 34% below its 20-week average.
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 BDAI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BDAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $53.3 | $1.87 | -96% |
It's down 96% so far in 2026.