Applied Optoelectronics’ (AAOI) “Sell (D-)” Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reiterated their sell (d-) rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on AAOI. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Applied Optoelectronics from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Northland Securities set a $30.00 price objective on Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. 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 research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, B. Riley restated a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 price objective (up from $13.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.20.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $27.15 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.73 and a 200 day moving average of $21.21. Applied Optoelectronics has a 12 month low of $9.71 and a 12 month high of $44.50. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of -8.08 and a beta of 2.92. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.16) EPS 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 firm had revenue of $102.95 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.28) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics’s quarterly 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. On average, research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, Director William H. Yeh purchased 4,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $21.40 per share, for a total transaction of $85,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 253,819 shares in the company, valued at $5,431,726.60. This represents a 1.60% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 15,784 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.70, for a total value of $358,296.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 256,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,818,600.20. This trade represents a 5.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 44,100 shares of company stock valued at $1,000,878 and sold 30,784 shares valued at $709,117. Corporate insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AAOI. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 497.5% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 243.9% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,297 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 85.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 175.5% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.72% of the company’s stock.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.