Head to head
Applied Optoelectronics vs Cisco
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: AAOI · CSCO
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
122.54-5.85%
1-year price shape — +291% over the period
Quant Rating B · 99/100
vs
CSCO
Cisco
117.39-0.47%
1-year price shape — +73% over the period
Quant Rating B · 89/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Cisco edges it on the scoreable measures. Cisco pays the highest dividend yield; Cisco earns the most per share.
| AAOI | CSCO | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Last price | 122.54 | 117.39 |
| Change today | -5.85% | -0.47% |
| 1-year return | +291.1% | +72.6% |
| Market cap | $10.40B | $462.82B |
| 52-week range | 18.50 – 233.67 | 65.60 – 129.38 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -159.14 | 35.25 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 7th | 94th |
| P/B | 6.24 | 9.20 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.41% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -0.64 | 3.33 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-54.34M | $13.13B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $595.97M | $63.33B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +86.4% | +17.6% |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 64.5% |
| Operating margin | -10.6% | 25.4% |
| Net margin | -9.6% | 21.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-601.31M | $12.77B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 61.0% | 82.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 8 buy / 42 sell | 14 buy / 35 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 14.5% | 1.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 75% buy / 25% hold (4) | 75% buy / 25% hold (16) |
| Analyst price target | $171 (+39%) | $142 (+21%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (99) | B (89) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 4,691 | 82,400 |
| Founded | 1997 | 1984 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.