Swiss National Bank Has $10.85 Million Stock Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 9.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 128,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 11,500 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $10,853,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the period. Comerica Bank bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 750 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $100.15 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -151.74 and a beta of 3.69. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $150.48 and its 200 day moving average is $113.64. 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.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $151.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 4.64% and a negative net margin of 8.55%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.02) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total transaction of $6,783,822.04. Following the sale, the insider owned 462,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $80,120,621.80. This trade represents a 7.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total transaction of $6,880,127.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 286,124 shares in the company, valued at $48,812,754.40. This trade represents a 12.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,658,774. 3.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.