Compare · AAOI vs NVDA
AAOI vs NVDA
Side-by-side comparison of Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AAOI) and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AAOI and NVDA operate in Semiconductors (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
- NVDA is the larger of the two at $5.05T, about 320.0x AAOI ($15.78B).
- Over the past year, AAOI is up 1066.9% and NVDA is up 46.4% - AAOI leads by 1020.5 points.
- NVDA has been more active in the news (45 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for AAOI).
- NVDA has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 15 for AAOI).
- Company
- Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
- NVIDIA Corporation
- Price
- $196.62+11.08%
- $208.66+1.70%
- Market cap
- $15.78B
- $5.05T
- 1M return
- +24.76%
- -1.37%
- 1Y return
- +1066.85%
- +46.36%
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Semiconductors
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2013
- 1999
- News (4w)
- 12
- 45
- Recent ratings
- 15
- 25
Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells various fiber-optic networking products worldwide. It offers optical modules, lasers, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, and turn-key equipment, as well as headend, node, and distribution equipment. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television and telecom equipment manufacturers, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.
NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation operates as a visual computing company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Graphics and Compute & Networking. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise design; GRID software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; and automotive platforms for infotainment systems. The Compute & Networking segment offers Data Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; Mellanox networking and interconnect solutions; automotive AI Cockpit, autonomous driving development agreements, and autonomous vehicle solutions; and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. NVIDIA Corporation sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, add-in board manufacturers, retailers/distributors, Internet and cloud service providers, automotive manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers, mapping companies, start-ups, and other ecosystem participants. NVIDIA has partnership with Google Cloud to create AI-on-5G Lab. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Latest AAOI
- Officer Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) sold $800,280 worth of shares (4,000 units at $200.07), decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 387,750 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) sold $2,050,700 worth of shares (10,000 units at $205.07), decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 452,430 units (SEC Form 4)
- Applied Optoelectronics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Chen Min-Chu (Mike) sold $1,657,647 worth of shares (8,247 units at $201.00), decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 161,053 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) gifted 85,790 shares, received a gift of 85,790 shares, disposed of 721,812 shares and acquired 721,812 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Delaney Cynthia sold $10,705,602 worth of shares (56,575 units at $189.23), decreasing direct ownership by 49% to 59,647 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SD filed by Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
- Officer Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) was granted 192,170 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 7,928 shares and sold $6,783,822 worth of shares (39,154 units at $173.26), increasing direct ownership by 46% to 462,430 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- Chief Financial Officer Murry Stefan J. was granted 249,110 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 30,330 shares and sold $5,717,580 worth of shares (33,000 units at $173.26), increasing direct ownership by 70% to 451,906 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- President and CEO Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) was granted 711,743 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 86,655 shares and sold $10,049,080 worth of shares (58,000 units at $173.26), increasing direct ownership by 34% to 2,255,693 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
Latest NVDA
- SK Telecom and NVIDIA Build AI Infrastructure to Power Korea's AI Innovation
- NAVER Expands AI Infrastructure With NVIDIA to Serve Surging Global AI Demand
- NVIDIA and SK hynix Announce Multiyear Technology Partnership to Advance Memory for AI Factories
- Director Neal Stephen C sold $3,343,863 worth of shares (15,500 units at $215.73) (SEC Form 4)
- China Renaissance initiated coverage on NVIDIA with a new price target
- Director Stevens Mark A sold $221,102,600 worth of shares (1,000,000 units at $221.10) and gifted 307,500 shares (SEC Form 4)
- The Quest to Power AI Is Going Underground
- America's Housing Crisis Fuels Demand for Affordable, Factory-Built Home Innovation
- NVIDIA and TSMC Bring AI Into Fabs to Advance Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
- NVIDIA, Foxconn and Taiwan Medical Centers Bring Agentic and Physical AI to 'Healthy Taiwan'