Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Shares Acquired by Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 427,200.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,273 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 4,272 shares during the period. Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. HRT Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 53,935 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,880,000 after buying an additional 6,301 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $733,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,089 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,153,000 after buying an additional 943 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $2,822,000. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $238,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $169.05 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $15.29 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The company has a market cap of $13.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -256.14 and a beta of 3.66. The company has a current ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $163.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.99.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on AAOI. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. B. Riley Financial upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $79.80.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.07, for a total transaction of $800,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 387,750 shares in the company, valued at $77,577,142.50. This trade represents a 1.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Stefan J. 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 335,233 shares of company stock worth $54,707,470 in the last quarter. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Optoelectronics 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.