Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) CFO Stefan Murry Sells 4,000 Shares of Stock

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) CFO Stefan Murry sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.45, for a total value of $685,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 447,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,793,483.70. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $172.78 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $162.16 and a 200-day moving average of $91.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 3.83 and a quick ratio of 3.03. The company has a market capitalization of $13.86 billion, a PE ratio of -261.79 and a beta of 3.66. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $15.29 and a 1-year high of $233.67.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $151.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. The firm’s revenue was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Applied Optoelectronics News

Here are the key news stories impacting Applied Optoelectronics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raymond James reportedly sees major upside for AAOI, reinforcing the bullish case that the stock still has room to run as AI networking demand expands.
• Positive Sentiment: AAOI rose on renewed optimism around AI infrastructure, with optical-networking stocks catching a bid as the AI trade strengthened across the group.
• Positive Sentiment: The company said Spectrum is deploying AOI’s QuantumLink remote management software across its connected 1.8GHz amplifier footprint, highlighting a growing hardware-plus-software relationship that could support future revenue. Spectrum Deploys AOI’s Intelligent Network Management Software Across Its Connected 1.8GHz Amplifier Footprint
• Neutral Sentiment: One article highlighted AAOI as a high-potential AI networking stock, while another questioned whether investors are paying a premium valuation, noting its forward price-to-sales ratio is above the sector average.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary pieces also pointed to AAOI being one of 2026’s stronger growth names, but some research has raised execution concerns about keeping up with cloud demand.
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 4,000 shares in a pre-arranged 10b5-1 transaction, which can modestly weigh on sentiment even though the sale was disclosed in advance and was small relative to his holdings.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock also faced a report about a possible delay in CPO rollout, which pressured networking stocks and may have added some caution around near-term execution. Applied Optoelectronics leads networking stocks down following report on CPO rollout delay

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Applied Optoelectronics

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 1.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,072 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,529,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,386 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 7.9% in the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 7,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 551 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 16,073 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $560,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 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 worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AAOI shares. Northland Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. B. Riley Financial raised shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.80.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.