13,513 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Purchased by Leonteq Securities AG

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 13,513 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,143,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AAOI. Patten Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $274,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $474,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 114.2% during the 1st quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 59,562 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,038,000 after acquiring an additional 31,758 shares in the last quarter. Dupree Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $692,000. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 30.0% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 10,307 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $872,000 after acquiring an additional 2,380 shares during the last quarter. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $5,717,580.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 451,906 shares in the company, valued at $78,297,233.56. This trade represents a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $189.23, for a total transaction of $10,705,687.25. Following the sale, the director directly owned 59,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,287,001.81. The trade was a 48.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,716,414 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

AAOI stock opened at $120.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -183.26 and a beta of 3.69. The company has a current ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.50 and a 12 month high of $233.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $167.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.98.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc develops and manufactures high-speed fiber-optic networking products designed to support the growing bandwidth demands of data centers, telecommunications carriers and internet content providers. The company’s core offerings include pluggable optical transceiver modules, transponders and optical components that enable data transmission at rates ranging from 1G to 400G. These products are used to facilitate long-haul, metro and intra-data center connectivity, addressing the need for scalable, low-latency and energy-efficient solutions in modern network infrastructures.

The company’s product portfolio spans small-form factor pluggable modules such as SFP+, QSFP+ and QSFP28 units, as well as more advanced form factors like CFP2 and OSFP for ultra-high-speed applications.