53,055 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Purchased by Emerald Investment Advisers LLC

Emerald Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 53,055 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,861,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at approximately $955,672,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,982,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $173,696,000 after buying an additional 358,090 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,208.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,512,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $122,439,000 after buying an additional 3,446,150 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,321.6% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,229,757 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $77,730,000 after buying an additional 2,188,630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 106.2% during the 4th quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 1,700,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $59,293,000 after buying an additional 875,903 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAOI opened at $124.82 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.50 and a 1-year high of $233.67. The company has a 50 day moving average of $127.73 and a 200-day moving average of $124.85. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market cap of $10.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -160.03 and a beta of 3.76.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $191.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.48 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 1.98% and a negative net margin of 9.57%.Applied Optoelectronics’s revenue was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.16) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on AAOI shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $139.40.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total value of $6,880,127.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 286,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,812,754.40. The trade was a 12.35% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $5,495,490.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 384,576 shares in the company, valued at $64,043,441.28. The trade was a 7.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 329,204 shares of company stock worth $56,587,341. 3.80% of the stock is owned by company 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.