Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Insider Sells $154,225.70 in Stock

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 1,285 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.02, for a total transaction of $154,225.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 392,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $47,158,498.44. This represents a 0.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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 Thursday, June 18th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.89, for a total transaction 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 transaction of $4,800,393.78.
• On Thursday, June 4th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 10,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.07, for a total transaction of $2,050,700.00.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total transaction of $6,783,822.04.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Up 17.8%

Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $90.11 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $18.50 and a 52 week high of $233.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a current ratio of 3.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -136.53 and a beta of 3.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.11.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on AAOI shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $141.80.

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAOI. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter valued at $4,125,000. Next Century Growth Investors LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $16,220,000. Andar Capital Management HK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the first quarter worth $11,335,000. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 9.8% during the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 128,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,853,000 after buying an additional 11,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penn Capital Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 446,032 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,565,000 after acquiring an additional 20,077 shares during the period. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Applied Optoelectronics Company 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.