Wellington Management Group LLP Has $36.16 Million Stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Wellington Management Group LLP trimmed its stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 5.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 244,081 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 13,627 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $36,163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AAOI. Centaurus Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at approximately $250,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,121,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,259,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at $612,000. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth $306,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, insider Shu-Hua Yeh sold 28,826 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $4,800,393.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,207 shares in the company, valued at $66,646,471.71. This represents a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Hung-Lun Chang sold 40,329 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total value of $6,880,127.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 286,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,812,754.40. This represents a 12.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 250,382 shares of company stock worth $41,373,027. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on AAOI shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $139.40.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Up 5.1%

NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $105.53 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.50 and a 12 month high of $233.67. The firm has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -135.29 and a beta of 3.79. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company’s 50 day moving average is $117.34 and its 200-day moving average is $129.24.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 9.57% and a negative return on equity of 1.98%. 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 firm earned ($0.16) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics’s quarterly revenue was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Applied Optoelectronics 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.