Jump Financial LLC Makes New $746,000 Investment in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Key Points

• Jump Financial LLC acquired 48,630 shares of Applied Optoelectronics, valued at approximately $746,000, increasing their stake to about 0.09% of the company.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Applied Optoelectronics, with various price targets ranging from $15.00 to $34.00.
• Applied Optoelectronics reported a loss of ($0.16) earnings per share for the last quarter, missing estimates, despite revenue increasing 137.9% compared to the previous year.

Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 48,630 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $746,000. Jump Financial LLC owned about 0.09% of Applied Optoelectronics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AAOI. Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter worth about $31,331,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter worth about $23,354,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 182.7% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 976,520 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $14,990,000 after purchasing an additional 631,128 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter worth about $13,035,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 14.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,779,563 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,666,000 after purchasing an additional 350,145 shares during the last quarter. 61.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Min-Chu (Mike) Chen acquired 7,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $22.91 per share, for a total transaction of $171,825.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $515,475. The trade was a 50.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 15,784 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.70, for a total transaction of $358,296.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 256,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,818,600.20. The trade was a 5.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 44,100 shares of company stock worth $1,000,878 and sold 32,784 shares worth $741,217. Insiders own 4.50% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on AAOI. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Northland Securities set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, B. Riley restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $15.00 price objective (up from $13.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $27.20.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of AAOI stock traded down $0.85 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $23.35. 4,477,104 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,416,404. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.71 and a 12-month high of $44.50. The stock has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.95 and a beta of 2.91. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $25.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 10.60% and a negative net margin of 42.29%.The firm had revenue of $102.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $104.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.28) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics'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. On average, analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current year.

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.