Both in Semiconductors

Applied Optoelectronics vs Mercury Systems

Over the past year AAOI returned +109.0% and MRCY returned −0.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.30.

AAOI +109.0% MRCY −0.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricAAOIMRCY
Price$69.05$77.54
Market cap$5.86B$4.72B
Today−12.80%−5.21%
1 month−35.7%−7.8%
6 months−62.4%−1.3%
Year to date+98.1%+6.2%
1 year+94.6%+0.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+86.4%+6.1%
Gross margin27.7%30.6%
Net margin−11.9%0.3%
P/E (TTM)——
Price / sales9.8×4.8×
Net cash$311.7M-$227.2M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)104.4%42.1%
Short % of float20.0%9.9%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).