AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over PLTK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PLTK
Playtika Holding Corp.
PLTK 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.
PLTK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
PLTK's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
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.
PLTK PE Valuation
PLTK 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 |
AAOI has the edge over PLTK on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PLTK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PLTK's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PLTK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLTK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.64 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.74 | -408% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.74 | -408% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -305% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.55 | -225% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.24 | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | -58% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.38 | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.44 | -31% |
PLTK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.74 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 PLTK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
PLTK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $673.8M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $731.1M | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $744.7M | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $678.8M | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $674.6M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $696M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $706M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $650.3M | +1.9% |
PLTK's revenue has held roughly level: $674M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -41% | -50 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.6% | -5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | -10 points |
PLTK 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.
PLTK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $168.7M | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.3M | -86% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.1M | +104% |
| Q4 2025 | $275.2M | +96% |
| Q3 2025 | $106.5M | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $141.3M | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.4M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $140.3M | -14% |
PLTK 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.
PLTK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +700K shares |
| 1 year | +4% | +14.7M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +15.3M shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -28.7M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -26.7M shares |
PLTK has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| 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.
PLTK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 18.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 16.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
PLTK's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.2 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).
PLTK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.2 | Neutral |
PLTK's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLTK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
PLTK 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.
PLTK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.21 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.70 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.16 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.03 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.46 | 61% below |
PLTK has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 61% below its 200-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 PLTK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.6 | $18.0 | -43% |
| 2022 | $18.0 | $8.24 | -54% |
| 2023 | $8.24 | $8.72 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | $8.72 | $6.77 | -22% |
| 2025 | $6.77 | $3.96 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.96 | $2.49 | -37% |
PLTK has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 37% so far in 2026.