Sei Investments Co. Buys 35,220 Shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 28.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 158,871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 35,220 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $13,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Applied Optoelectronics by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,982,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $173,696,000 after acquiring an additional 358,090 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 3,446,150 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake 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 valued at $77,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,188,630 shares during the period. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 875,903 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,038,775 shares in the last quarter. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on AAOI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.80.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

AAOI opened at $90.11 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a PE ratio of -136.53 and a beta of 3.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $143.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $115.11. 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 0.18, a current ratio of 3.83 and a quick ratio of 3.03.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $151.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 286,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,812,754.40. This represents a 12.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider David C. Kuo sold 29,227 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $4,867,172.31. Following 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 501,500 shares of company stock valued at $86,812,999. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

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.