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.
MTC
MMTec, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score MTC 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.
MTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
MTC's profitability is currently weak. 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.
MTC PE Valuation
MTC 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.
MTC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MTC 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 has the edge over MTC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
MTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -$3.65 | -$3.61 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.04 | +$1.57 |
| Q4 2022 | -$1.61 | +$1.29 |
| Q4 2021 | -$2.90 | -$1.30 |
| Q4 2020 | -$1.60 | -$0.50 |
| Q4 2019 | -$1.10 | -$0.50 |
MTC lost $3.65 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 MTC in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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.
MTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M | +115% |
| Q4 2023 | $869.9K | -21% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.1M | +68% |
| Q4 2021 | $653K | -12% |
| Q4 2020 | $742.1K | +270% |
| Q4 2019 | $200.8K | +647% |
MTC's revenue is growing: $0 last quarter, down 100% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -190% | +803 points |
| Q4 2024 | -164% | +265 points |
| Q4 2023 | -556% | +908 points |
| Q4 2022 | -536% | +8122 points |
| Q4 2021 | -993% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | -429% | N/A |
| Q4 2019 | -1465% | N/A |
| Q4 2018 | -8658% | N/A |
MTC's operating margin was −190% last quarter, up 803 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.
MTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $717.8K | +$5.9M |
| Q4 2023 | -$5.2M | +$441.9K |
| Q4 2022 | -$5.6M | -$1.5M |
| Q4 2021 | -$4.1M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2020 | -$2M | +$267.7K |
| Q4 2019 | -$2.3M | -$374.7K |
| Q4 2018 | -$1.9M | -$1.4M |
MTC has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$12M over the past year, against −$10M the year before.
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 MTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
MTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +295% | +74.4M shares |
| 1 year | +2748% | +96.1M shares |
MTC has 100M diluted shares, up 2748% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q2 2017 | — |
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
MTC Net Leverage
MTC's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
MTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.2 | Neutral |
MTC's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MTC PE vs Technology Sector
MTC 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 |
MTC has stronger trend alignment. AAOI is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus MTC above 4 of 4.
MTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.36 | 15% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.33 | 42% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.41 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.81 | 119% above |
MTC is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 119% above its 100-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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +891% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's up 42% so far in 2026.
MTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.74 | $1.47 | -61% |
| 2025 | $1.47 | $3.19 | +117% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.19 | $6.14 | +92% |
MTC has the edge over AAOI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.