Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $49.11 and last traded at $44.16, with a volume of 8839579 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $43.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAOI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. B. Riley restated a “sell” rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Northland Securities set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, December 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.60.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $34.19 and a 200-day moving average of $29.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.71 and a beta of 3.32. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $118.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.77 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 36.97% and a negative return on equity of 7.34%. The firm’s revenue was up 82.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.21) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130–0.040 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, insider David C. Kuo sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.05, for a total value of $540,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 114,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,164,351.80. This trade represents a 9.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 934 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $32,690.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 283,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,906,295. The trade was a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 28,500 shares of company stock worth $1,178,726. 4.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 497.5% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the period. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 175.5% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

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.