Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Shares Bought by Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust

Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust grew its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 16.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 55,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the period. Applied Optoelectronics makes up 1.6% of Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $8,267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,072 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,529,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Comerica Bank lifted its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,386 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 2nd quarter valued at $47,000. Tema ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.4% in the second quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $131.41 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The business’s 50 day moving average is $130.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $123.66. The company has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -168.47 and a beta of 3.76.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 1.98% and a negative net margin of 9.57%.The business had revenue of $191.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.48 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.16) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 86.3% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. Analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $5,495,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 384,576 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,043,441.28. This represents a 7.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.23, for a total transaction of $10,705,687.25. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 323,204 shares of company stock valued at $55,700,961 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AAOI shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $178.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $139.40.

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.