53,520 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Purchased by Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd.

Key Points

• Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. purchased 53,520 shares of Applied Optoelectronics, valued at approximately $7.93 million. The stake represents about 0.07% of AAOI and 0.4% of Greenwoods’ portfolio.
• Institutional investors own 61.7% of the company, while insiders sold 323,204 shares worth roughly $55.7 million in the past quarter, including notable sales by CFO Stefan Murry and insider Hung-Lun Chang.
• AAOI recently reported quarterly revenue of $191.92 million, up 86.3% year over year, and earnings of $0.06 per share versus estimates of $0.02. Analysts’ average rating is Hold, with a consensus price target of $139.40.

Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. purchased a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 53,520 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $7,930,000. Applied Optoelectronics makes up approximately 0.4% of Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. owned approximately 0.07% of Applied Optoelectronics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at $46,464,523.84. This represents a 1.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total transaction of $6,880,127.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 286,124 shares of the company's stock, valued at $48,812,754.40. This trade represents a 12.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders have sold a total of 323,204 shares of company stock worth $55,700,961 in the last quarter. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Up 3.1%

AAOI opened at $154.89 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $131.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $123.06. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.50 and a 1-year high of $233.67. The stock has a market cap of $13.10 billion, a PE ratio of -198.58 and a beta of 3.76. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.04. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 9.57% and a negative return on equity of 1.98%. The firm had revenue of $191.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $190.48 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.16) earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAOI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 7th. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Three 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $139.40.

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.

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