Both in Semiconductors

Synaptics vs Applied Optoelectronics

Over the past year SYNA returned +64.7% and AAOI returned +98.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.36.

SYNA +64.7% AAOI +98.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricSYNAAAOI
Price$117.26$67.51
Market cap$4.66B$5.73B
Today+0.19%−0.82%
1 month+21.1%−33.2%
6 months+24.9%−58.4%
Year to date+58.4%+93.7%
1 year+70.3%+125.2%
Revenue growth (YoY)+8.9%+86.4%
Gross margin47.3%27.7%
Net margin−145.3%−11.9%
P/E (TTM)——
Price / sales3.9×9.6×
Net cash-$394.8M$311.7M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)52.0%110.4%
Short % of float8.2%17.0%
Next earnings——

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