6,750 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Purchased by Trilogy Capital Inc.

Key Points

• Trilogy Capital Inc. opened a new Q4 position in Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI), buying 6,750 shares worth about $235,000, as institutional investors now own roughly 61.7% of the stock.
• Insiders have been heavy sellers, disposing of 326,333 shares (~$29.4M) over the past 90 days, even as the company reported Q4 revenue up 33.9% YoY and an EPS beat; analysts remain mixed with a consensus rating of Hold and a $52.80 target.

Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 6,750 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $235,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $95,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 711.4% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 5,712 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $148,000 after purchasing an additional 5,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 244.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,832 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $176,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. 61.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on AAOI shares. B. Riley Financial raised Applied Optoelectronics from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Northland Securities restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $52.80.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In related news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 36,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.25, for a total transaction of $3,649,100.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 233,618 shares of the company's stock, valued at $23,420,204.50. This trade represents a 13.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Min-Chu (Mike) Chen sold 8,835 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.72, for a total value of $960,541.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 169,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,406,296. This trade represents a 4.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 326,333 shares of company stock worth $29,392,957 over the last 90 days. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $150.60 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $82.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.32. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a one year low of $9.71 and a one year high of $154.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.63 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The firm has a market cap of $11.33 billion, a PE ratio of -231.69 and a beta of 3.23.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.11. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 5.29% and a negative net margin of 8.39%.The firm had revenue of $134.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.02) EPS. The company's revenue was up 33.9% on a year-over-year basis. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.090-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Applied Optoelectronics 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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