Key Points
- Insider sale: Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 Applied Optoelectronics shares for approximately $886,380 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing his position by 1.56% to 377,498 shares.
- Strong quarterly results: The company reported $0.06 in quarterly EPS versus analysts’ $0.02 estimate, while revenue rose 86.3% year over year to $191.92 million.
- Mixed analyst outlook: Analysts’ average rating is “Hold” with a $139.40 price target; individual targets range from $178 to $220, while institutional investors own 61.7% of the stock.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.73, for a total value of $886,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 377,498 shares of the company's stock, valued at $55,767,779.54. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, August 4th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 4,715 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.50, for a total value of $596,447.50.
- On Tuesday, July 21st, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 1,285 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.02, for a total value of $154,225.70.
- On Thursday, June 18th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.89, for a total value of $1,031,340.00.
- On Friday, June 12th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 28,826 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $4,800,393.78.
- On Thursday, June 4th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 10,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.07, for a total value of $2,050,700.00.
Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance
AAOI opened at $129.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -165.51 and a beta of 3.76. 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 firm's 50-day moving average price is $128.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $124.85. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.50 and a 52-week high of $233.67.
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $191.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $190.48 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 9.57% and a negative return on equity of 1.98%. Applied Optoelectronics's revenue for the quarter was up 86.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.16) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AAOI has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a "sell (d-)" rating to a "sell (e+)" rating in a research note on Monday. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $178.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $139.40.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on AAOI
Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AAOI. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $955,672,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,208.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,512,309 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $122,439,000 after purchasing an additional 3,446,150 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,321.6% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,229,757 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $77,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,188,630 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 157.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,699,855 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $59,257,000 after buying an additional 1,038,775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 106.2% during the fourth quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 1,700,900 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $59,293,000 after buying an additional 875,903 shares in the last quarter. 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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