Key Points
- Insider sale: David Kuo sold 12,500 shares on December 23 at an average price of $40.15 for $501,875, reducing his stake by 8.71% to 130,948 shares valued at about $5.26 million.
- Recent results and guidance: AAOI reported Q3 EPS of -$0.09 (beating estimates) and revenue of $118.6M (roughly in line), with revenue up 82% YoY, but provided Q4 2025 EPS guidance of -0.130 to -0.040 and analysts forecast -1.18 EPS for the year.
- Market view: The stock opened at $36.75 (1-year high $41.96), has a $2.51B market cap and high beta (3.26), and carries mixed analyst ratings (average "Hold") with price targets ranging roughly $15 to $50 and a consensus target of $35.60.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) insider David Kuo sold 12,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.15, for a total value of $501,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 130,948 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,257,562.20. The trade was a 8.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $36.75 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $29.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.18. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $9.71 and a 1-year high of $41.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The company has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a PE ratio of -11.41 and a beta of 3.26.
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $118.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $119.77 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 36.97% and a negative return on equity of 7.34%. Applied Optoelectronics's revenue was up 82.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.21) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130--0.040 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages recently commented on AAOI. Northland Securities set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, December 19th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. B. Riley reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $35.60.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Applied Optoelectronics
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in 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 last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 243.9% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,297 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,629 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 85.9% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $49,000. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile
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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.
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