Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target 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. Raymond James Financial set a $151.00 price target on Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.00.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $132.81 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics has a fifty-two week low of $18.50 and a fifty-two week 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. The company has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -170.27 and a beta of 3.76. The company has a fifty day moving average of $136.28 and a 200 day moving average of $119.37.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $191.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.48 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.16) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 86.3% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 4,715 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.50, for a total value of $596,447.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 383,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,512,497. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.09, for a total value of $488,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 380,576 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,464,523.84. This represents a 1.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 506,215 shares of company stock valued at $87,409,447. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAOI. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,072 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,529,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,386 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth about $47,000. Tema ETFs LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth about $62,000. Finally, Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.4% during the second quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

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.