35,500 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Acquired by SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda

SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 35,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,260,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. EFG International AG acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, insider David C. Kuo sold 29,227 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $4,867,172.31. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 149,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,825,959.34. This represents a 16.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin sold 59,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $9,825,270.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,302,436 shares in the company, valued at approximately $216,894,667.08. This represents a 4.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 272,629 shares of company stock worth $45,881,654 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $106.23 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $121.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.24. The firm has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -136.19 and a beta of 3.76. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $18.50 and a 1 year high of $233.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.78.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its quarterly 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. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 1.98% and a negative net margin of 9.57%.The company had revenue of $191.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.48 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.16) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. Analysts predict that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on AAOI. Wall Street Zen upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $139.40.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.