AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over VISN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VISN
Vistance Networks, Inc.
VISN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
VISN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
VISN's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and cash flow 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.
VISN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 0.1x | $4.00 | — |
| Cheap | 0.4x | $12.74 | +219% |
| Fair | 2x | $72.02 | +1700% |
| Expensive | 5.8x | $203 | +4964% |
| Forward | 6.7x | $4.00 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VISN's PE is in its cheap range at 0.1x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 6.7x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over VISN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
VISN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VISN's earnings and revenue to decline, though 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 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.
VISN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.59 | -98% |
| Q3 2026 | $35.20 | +967% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.05 | +1059% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.90 | +987% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.63 | +$11.53 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.30 | +$7.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.68 | +$10.88 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.75 | +$11.63 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.90 | +$5.27 |
VISN has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 VISN 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.
VISN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $319.7M | -80% |
| Q2 2026 | $319.6M | -77% |
| Q1 2026 | $471.8M | -58% |
| Q4 2025 | $514.5M | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -1.4% |
VISN's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $320M last quarter, down 80% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | -11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | -7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +15 points |
VISN 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.
VISN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$57.7M | -143% |
| Q2 2026 | -$74.8M | -216% |
| Q1 2026 | -$228.8M | -$26.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $255.5M | -5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $135M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $64.5M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | -$202.4M | -$18.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $270.6M | +431% |
VISN has the edge over AAOI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
VISN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3% | -6.9M shares |
| 1 year | -18% | -50.8M shares |
| 3 years | +9.4% | +19.5M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +32M shares |
VISN has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VISN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.0x | High |
VISN has more cash than debt.
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).
VISN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 21.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
VISN's weekly RSI is 22 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VISN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VISN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.1x | 28x | 100% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
VISN is trading at 0.1x earnings, a 100% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 the edge over VISN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VISN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.80 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.30 | 52% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 70% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.3 | 65% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.50 | 47% below |
VISN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% 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 VISN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VISN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.0 | $13.1 | -6% |
| 2021 | $13.1 | $10.8 | -17% |
| 2022 | $10.8 | $7.11 | -34% |
| 2023 | $7.11 | $2.82 | -60% |
| 2024 | $2.82 | $5.51 | +95% |
| 2025 | $5.51 | $18.3 | +231% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.3 | $4.00 | -78% |
VISN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +231% in 2025 to −60% in 2023. It's down 78% so far in 2026.