Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-16 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Astera Labs, Inc. ranks 3 of 8 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (58/100) — the cohort is led by SK Hynix Inc at 69/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.	58	54	73	8	bear	49.4%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	69	38	92	77	bull	41.1%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	68	52	72	83	bear	32.3%
042700.KS Hanmi Semicon	51	9	79	19	neutral	46.9%
0522.HK ASM Pacific Technology Ltd	44	55	25	38	bull	34%
2308.TW Delta Electronics Inc	55	43	57	33	bull	33.8%
3037.TW Unimicron Technology Corp	53	73	30	36	bull	21.9%
AAOI Applied Opt	32	32	9	23	bear	59.2%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-16

Quick answers

Who are Astera Labs, Inc.'s peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), Hanmi Semicon (042700.KS), ASM Pacific Technology Ltd (0522.HK), Delta Electronics Inc (2308.TW), Unimicron Technology Corp (3037.TW), Applied Opt (AAOI).

How does ALAB score against its peers?

Astera Labs, Inc.'s composite reads 58/100, ranking 3 of 8 in its cohort as of 2026-09-16; the cohort's highest composite is SK Hynix Inc at 69/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where ALAB appears in the diary — 11 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Nvidia Ecosystem — Wave 1: The ‘Stacking’ PeakReport · 20 Feb 2026Tier II: Signal & Fabric Astera Labs ALAB 0.92 Correlation Tier II Classification 2026/27 Peak Role Retimers — PCIe 6.0 / CXL Why Essential for signal integrity in Rubin racks.

Dailies

AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in TokyoMorning 10 · 15 Sept 2026
AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%Midday 10 · 14 Sept 2026The components priced on a race are being sold: Astera Labs −9.9%, Arm −8.9%, SK Hynix’s US line −7.3%, Lam Research −7.2%, Marvell −6.3%, SanDisk −6.3%, Micron −5.6%, Super Micro −5.5%, CoreWeave −5.2%, Intel −5.0%, AMD −4.8% to $491…
Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%Morning 10 · 11 Sept 2026Thursday was the fourth losing session in a row for all three US indices — the Dow −0.6% to 52,064, the S&P 500 −0.6% to 7,592, the Nasdaq −0.7% to 26,082, the Russell 2000 −1.0% — and this time the chips led the fall instead of resisting…
Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jumpMidday 10 · 11 Sept 2026Marvell is up 4.7% at $237.66 after falling 3.4% on Thursday; Intel 2.9% at $103.26 after −5.6%; Arm 2.6% at $260.78 after −3.8%; AMD 2.1% at $514.39 after −3.4%; Astera Labs 1.8% after −5.3%; Lam Research 1.2% after −5.6%; Broadcom 1.3%…
Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave backMorning 10 · 10 Sept 2026Under the fall, the midday flip held into the close: Cloudflare +10.5% on its OpenAI security service, Datadog +7.2%, Meta +6.6% on its Muse agent, Marvell +4.3%, Astera Labs +4.0%, while Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC and ASML slipped and AMD…
Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%Midday 10 · 10 Sept 2026Micron is down 4.3% at $984, back under $1,000; Intel 4.4% at $102, giving back half of Tuesday’s 9% jump; SanDisk 4.0%, Western Digital 3.9%, Arm 3.5%, Astera Labs 3.2%, AMD 2.7% at $507, Nvidia 2.5% at $218, Lumentum 2.8%.
The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%Midday 10 · 9 Sept 2026The semiconductor ETFs opened higher and have given it all back, Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC and ASML are lower, and the buying has moved to names with a catalyst: Cloudflare +9% on an OpenAI security partnership, Datadog +6%, Meta +6% on its…
Lighter Into the Print, and a Year More Time on NVDADaily Pulse · 22 Aug 2026The derivatives book bought back its ALAB January 250 put for an 820 dollar gain, sold its NVDA December 2026 100 call at 127.75 for 3,893, and replaced it with a December 2027 160/320 call spread at a 65.69 debit — the options book…