Inceptionr LLC Purchases New Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Inceptionr LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 9,680 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AAOI. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $119,915,000 after acquiring an additional 551,910 shares in the last quarter. WT Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter valued at $5,040,000. AI Squared Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter valued at $5,043,000. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 60.0% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,160,456 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,091,000 after purchasing an additional 435,349 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,283,000. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, Director Elizabeth G. Loboa sold 102,347 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.76, for a total transaction of $9,800,748.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,523 shares in the company, valued at $1,965,282.48. The trade was a 83.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director William H. Yeh sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.76, for a total transaction of $1,586,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 238,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,257,497.44. This represents a 5.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 273,433 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,962 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $106.19 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.71 and a 52-week high of $128.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $54.51 and a 200 day moving average of $37.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -163.37 and a beta of 3.20.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.11. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 5.29% and a negative net margin of 8.39%.The business had revenue of $134.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.56 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.02) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.090-0.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Northland Securities reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, February 27th. B. Riley Financial upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.80.

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.