Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Insider Sells $886,380.00 in Stock

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.73, for a total value of $886,380.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 377,498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,767,779.54. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 Tuesday, August 4th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 4,715 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.50, for a total transaction of $596,447.50.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 1,285 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.02, for a total transaction of $154,225.70.
• On Thursday, June 18th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were 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 stock was sold at an average price of $205.07, for a total transaction of $2,050,700.00.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Down 3.3%

NASDAQ AAOI opened at $124.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 2.78 and a quick ratio of 2.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $127.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $124.85. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.50 and a 12 month high of $233.67. The company has a market capitalization of $10.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -160.03 and a beta of 3.76.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAOI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Three equities research 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.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $139.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Applied Optoelectronics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAOI. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at $955,672,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,208.9% in the fourth 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 during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,321.6% in the fourth 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 during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 157.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,699,855 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,257,000 after buying an additional 1,038,775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 106.2% during the fourth quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 1,700,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,293,000 after buying an additional 875,903 shares in the last quarter. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.