UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Boosts Stock Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 50.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 158,204 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,728 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $23,440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,072 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,529,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 27.6% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,386 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. EFG International AG purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at about $48,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, CFO Stefan Murry sold 33,000 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 $5,495,490.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 384,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,043,441.28. This represents a 7.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider David Kuo sold 29,227 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $4,867,172.31. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 149,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 ninety days, insiders have sold 250,382 shares of company stock worth $41,373,027. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI opened at $105.53 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a PE ratio of -135.29 and a beta of 3.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $117.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.24.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $191.92 million for 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%. Applied Optoelectronics’s revenue for the quarter was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.16) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast 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 analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Three equities research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.