Brokerages Set Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) PT at $113.80

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $141.80.

Several research firms have issued reports on AAOI. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $100.15 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $8.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -151.74 and a beta of 3.69. Applied Optoelectronics has a 52-week low of $18.50 and a 52-week high of $233.67. The company has a quick ratio of 3.03, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company’s 50 day moving average is $150.48 and its 200 day moving average is $113.09.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last posted its 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 4.64% and a negative net margin of 8.55%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.02) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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 transaction of $5,717,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 451,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $78,297,233.56. This trade represents a 6.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total transaction of $6,783,822.04. Following the sale, the insider owned 462,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,120,621.80. The trade was a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 500,215 shares of company stock valued at $86,658,774. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Tema ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at $62,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 731 shares during the period. NFSG Corp acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the first quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.