Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Sets New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $41.96 and last traded at $40.64, with a volume of 9331694 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $39.10.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Northland Securities set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. B. Riley restated a “sell” rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.60.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Up 0.7%

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.71 and a beta of 3.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.63.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.01. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 7.34% and a negative net margin of 36.97%.The company had revenue of $118.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.77 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.21) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 82.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130–0.040 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 497.5% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 801 shares during the period. Comerica Bank acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 243.9% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,297 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,629 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Applied Optoelectronics by 85.9% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the period. Finally, Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $49,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.