Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) CFO Stefan Murry Sells 934 Shares

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) CFO Stefan Murry sold 934 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $32,690.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 283,037 shares in the company, valued at $9,906,295. This trade represents a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $34.47 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.70 and a beta of 3.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.63. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $9.71 and a 1-year high of $41.96. The business has a 50-day moving average of $30.02 and a 200-day moving average of $28.31.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.01. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 7.34% and a negative net margin of 36.97%.The firm had revenue of $118.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.77 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.21) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics’s revenue for the quarter was up 82.1% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130–0.040 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on AAOI shares. B. Riley reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $45.00 price objective on Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Applied Optoelectronics

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 410.7% during the second quarter. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong now owns 1,408,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,197,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133,115 shares during the last quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $21,392,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $19,738,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $119,915,000 after acquiring an additional 551,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 60.0% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,160,456 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,091,000 after acquiring an additional 435,349 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

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.