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AAOI vs SYNA // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Synaptics Incorporated $0.001 Par Value (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAOI 6
— SYNA 6
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: AAOI
LAST: $62.50 (-9.49%) • MKT CAP: $5.86B
macro-sensitivity
1.32
LAST: $117.41 (-0.38%) • MKT CAP: $4.68B
macro-sensitivity
1.13
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAOI VS. SYNA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAOI | SYNA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.00% | 44.70% | -14.70 | SYNA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -8.00% | -3.00% | -5.00 | SYNA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.26% | 2.17% | -7.43 | SYNA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -12.00% | -5.60% | -6.40 | SYNA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | -41.00% | +32.60 | AAOI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 82.80% | 11.40% | +71.40 | AAOI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.36 | 3.63 | +5.73 | AAOI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | SYNA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.6 | 62.7 | -24.10 | SYNA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.32 | 1.13 | +0.19 | AAOI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 26.0x | -4.00 | AAOI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.86B | $4.68B | $1.18B | AAOI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAOI REV | SYNA REV | AAOI GROSS % | SYNA GROSS % | AAOI FCF | SYNA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $455.7M | $1.20B | 30.0% | 44.7% | -$353.6M | $101.4M |
| FY 2024 | $249.4M | $1.07B | 24.8% | 44.7% | -$112.9M | $116.2M |
| FY 2023 | $217.6M | — | — | — | -$17.7M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAOI // BETA 1.32
SYNA // BETA 1.13