AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INTA
Intapp, Inc.
INTA 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.
INTA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
INTA's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, 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.
INTA PE Valuation
INTA 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.
INTA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTA, 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 INTA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INTA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.70 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.45 | -$0.21 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.29 | $0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.24 | +$0.37 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.29 | +$0.51 |
INTA is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $1.63 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 INTA 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 has the edge over INTA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INTA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $152.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $146M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $140.2M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $139M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $135M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $129.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $121.2M | +17% |
INTA's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $161M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | +9.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.8% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.1% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -10% | -4.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.4% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8.4% | +2.3 points |
INTA's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, up 9.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
INTA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.1M | +112% |
| Q2 2026 | $45.9M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $63.4M | +80% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.2M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.2M | -45% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.5M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.1M | +118% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.2M | +113% |
INTA 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.
INTA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.8% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -6.5% | -5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | +27% | +16.5M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +16.2M shares |
INTA has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | $100.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
INTA spent $250M 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.
INTA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | 168.7x | High |
INTA's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
INTA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.6 | Neutral |
INTA's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INTA PE vs Technology Sector
INTA 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.
INTA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.0 | 9.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $37.9 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $32.6 | 41% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.4 | 8.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.2 | 11% above |
INTA 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 INTA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
INTA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $26.8 | $25.0 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | $25.0 | $24.9 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | $24.9 | $38.0 | +53% |
| 2024 | $38.0 | $65.9 | +73% |
| 2025 | $65.9 | $47.7 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $47.7 | $45.9 | -3.7% |
INTA has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 3.7% so far in 2026.