Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 14.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,779,563 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 350,145 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 5.01% of Applied Optoelectronics worth $42,666,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 15.9% in the first quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 13,036 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $200,000 after acquiring an additional 1,790 shares in the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $291,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter valued at $357,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter valued at about $370,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $423,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.72% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Down 1.8%

AAOI stock opened at $24.34 on Tuesday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.55 and a 1 year high of $44.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.02. The firm has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of -7.24 and a beta of 2.72. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.08). Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 42.29% and a negative return on equity of 10.60%. The company had revenue of $102.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.28) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 137.9% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.100–0.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, Director William H. Yeh acquired 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $21.40 per share, for a total transaction of $85,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 253,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,431,726.60. This trade represents a 1.60% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin purchased 3,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $22.65 per share, for a total transaction of $73,612.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,655,415 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,495,149.75. This trade represents a 0.20% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 44,100 shares of company stock valued at $1,000,878 and sold 32,784 shares valued at $741,217. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on AAOI shares. Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, July 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research started coverage on Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Northland Securities set a $30.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.20.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.