Applied Optoelectronics Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:AAOI) $17.22 +1.09 (+6.76%) (As of 12/6/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$16.41▼$18.6650-Day Range$6.87▼$17.2252-Week Range$1.60▼$18.66Volume5.10 million shsAverage Volume1.87 million shsMarket Capitalization$611.95 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$14.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Applied Optoelectronics MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside16.8% Downside$14.33 Price TargetShort InterestBearish24.00% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.45Based on 8 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$146,850 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthGrowingFrom ($0.82) to $0.25 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.30 out of 5 starsComputer And Technology Sector552nd out of 594 stocksSemiconductors & Related Devices Industry74th out of 78 stocks 1.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingApplied Optoelectronics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $14.33, Applied Optoelectronics has a forecasted downside of 16.8% from its current price of $17.22.Amount of Analyst CoverageApplied Optoelectronics has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted24.00% of the outstanding shares of Applied Optoelectronics have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverApplied Optoelectronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Applied Optoelectronics has recently increased by 14.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldApplied Optoelectronics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthApplied Optoelectronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AAOI. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentApplied Optoelectronics has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Applied Optoelectronics this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 21 people have searched for AAOI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Applied Optoelectronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Applied Optoelectronics insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $146,850.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.10% of the stock of Applied Optoelectronics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions41.54% of the stock of Applied Optoelectronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Applied Optoelectronics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.82) to $0.25 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Applied Optoelectronics is -8.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Applied Optoelectronics is -8.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioApplied Optoelectronics has a P/B Ratio of 2.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Applied Optoelectronics Stock (NASDAQ:AAOI)Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells various fiber-optic networking products worldwide. It offers optical modules, lasers, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, and turn-key equipment, as well as headend, node, and distribution equipment. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television and telecom equipment manufacturers, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.Read More AAOI Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AAOI Stock News HeadlinesDecember 6, 2023 | benzinga.comBehind the Scenes of Applied Optoelectronics's Latest Options TrendsDecember 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comApplied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Sets New 1-Year High at $16.48December 7, 2023 | Autonomix (Ad)How to Invest Early In the Next Potential Breakthrough Nerve-Sensing TechnologyAutonomix is preparing a public listing as they develop technology to potentially detect and treat a range of nervous system disorders with much greater visibility than available today. Now, their management team sees a potentially untapped $100B market opportunity.* *Disclosure: This is a paid advertisement for Autonomix’s Regulation A+ Offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.autonomix.comDecember 2, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comApplied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Sees Large Increase in Short InterestDecember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comTop Technolgy Stocks for Q4 2023December 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comApplied Optoelectronics Announces Pricing of $80.2 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2026November 30, 2023 | benzinga.comThinking about trading options or stock in Amazon.com, Snowflake, Alphabet Inc, Applied Optoelectronics, or Nutanix?November 30, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWhy Applied Optoelectronics Stock (AAOI) Is NosedivingDecember 7, 2023 | Autonomix (Ad)How to Invest Early In the Next Potential Breakthrough Nerve-Sensing TechnologyAutonomix is preparing a public listing as they develop technology to potentially detect and treat a range of nervous system disorders with much greater visibility than available today. 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Please read the offering circular at invest.autonomix.comNovember 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comApplied Optoelectronics Announces Proposed Private Offering of $80 Million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2026November 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.comApplied Optoelectronics: 2024 Should Be Strong But Downgrading On ValuationNovember 27, 2023 | msn.comApplied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Price Target Increased by 6.35% to 17.09November 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comPositive Future Outlook and Solid Q3 Performance Bolster Buy Rating for Applied OptoelectronicsNovember 10, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deApplied Optoelectronics, Inc.: Applied Optoelectronics Announces Equity Grants To Employees Under Inducement PlanNovember 10, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deApplied Optoelectronics, Inc.: AOI and Digicomm International Announce Exclusive Distribution RelationshipNovember 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ3 2023 Applied Optoelectronics Inc Earnings CallNovember 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comApplied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comApplied Optoelectronics Reports Third Quarter 2023 ResultsNovember 8, 2023 | seekingalpha.comApplied Optoelectronics: Q3 Results Should Be Fine, But We're Not Enthused About Going LongNovember 8, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comApplied Optoelectronics earnings preview: what Wall Street is expectingOctober 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.comApplied Optoelectronics: Returning To Profit May Take Too LongOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comApplied Optoelectronics Announces Date of Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference CallOctober 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAOI Launches QuantumLink™ to Revolutionize Remote Management of Cable AmplifiersOctober 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comApplied Optoelectronics Amends Patent Infringement LawsuitSeptember 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAAOI Sep 2023 10.500 callSeptember 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Stock Can Make a ComebackSeptember 21, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts’ Top Technology Picks: Symbotic (SYM), Enovix (ENVX)See More Headlines Receive AAOI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Applied Optoelectronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings11/09/2023Today12/06/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/22/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Semiconductors & related devices Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:AAOI CUSIPN/A CIK1158114 Webwww.ao-inc.com Phone(281) 295-1800FaxN/AEmployees2,213Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$14.33 High Stock Price Target$20.00 Low Stock Price Target$11.50 Potential Upside/Downside-16.8%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($2.11) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-66,400,000.00 Net Margins-28.54% Pretax Margin-28.54% Return on Equity-17.89% Return on Assets-8.21% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.51 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$222.82 million Price / Sales2.75 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$6.45 per share Price / Book2.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares35,540,000Free Float33,369,000Market Cap$612.00 million OptionableOptionable Beta2.01 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesDr. Chih-Hsiang Lin Ph.D. (Age 60)Founder, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Comp: $1.21MDr. Stefan J. Murry Ph.D. (Age 50)CFO & Chief Strategy Officer Comp: $590.47kMr. David C. Kuo (Age 40)Senior VP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Secretary Comp: $393.88kDr. Hung-Lun Chang (Age 59)Senior VP & North America General Manager Comp: $531.63kMr. Shu-Hua Yeh (Age 57)Senior VP & Asia General Manager Comp: $577.91kMs. Lindsay Grant SavareseInvestor RelationsMr. Todd McCrumSenior VP & GM of Broadband AccessMs. Jessica HungVP of Finance & ControllerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsnLIGHTNASDAQ:LASRIchorNASDAQ:ICHRNVENASDAQ:NVECSkyWater TechnologyNASDAQ:SKYTResonantNASDAQ:RESNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCitigroup Inc.Bought 1,872 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.896%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 256,224 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.721%Walleye Trading LLCBought 1,700 shares on 11/21/2023Ownership: 0.000%Wolverine Trading LLCBought 43,900 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.000%GSA Capital Partners LLPSold 4,535 shares on 11/15/2023Ownership: 0.127%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AAOI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Applied Optoelectronics stock right now? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Applied Optoelectronics in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AAOI shares. View AAOI analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Applied Optoelectronics' stock price target for 2024? 3 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Applied Optoelectronics' shares. Their AAOI share price targets range from $11.50 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $14.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.8%. View analysts price targets for AAOI or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AAOI shares performed in 2023? Applied Optoelectronics' stock was trading at $1.89 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, AAOI shares have increased by 811.1% and is now trading at $17.22. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Applied Optoelectronics? Applied Optoelectronics saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,530,000 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the October 31st total of 7,440,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,090,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.1 days. View Applied Optoelectronics' Short Interest. When is Applied Optoelectronics' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 22nd 2024. View our AAOI earnings forecast. How were Applied Optoelectronics' earnings last quarter? Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 9th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.05. The semiconductor company had revenue of $62.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $62.61 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.89% and a negative net margin of 28.54%. What is Thompson Lin's approval rating as Applied Optoelectronics' CEO? 29 employees have rated Applied Optoelectronics Chief Executive Officer Thompson Lin on Glassdoor.com. Thompson Lin has an approval rating of 42% among the company's employees. This puts Thompson Lin in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Applied Optoelectronics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Applied Optoelectronics investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Lumentum (LITE), Applied Materials (AMAT), Tesla (TSLA), Block (SQ), Netflix (NFLX) and Broadcom (AVGO). Who are Applied Optoelectronics' major shareholders? Applied Optoelectronics' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2.00%), EAM Investors LLC (1.22%), Citigroup Inc. (0.96%), Citigroup Inc. (0.90%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.72%) and Barclays PLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Che-Wei Lin, Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, David C Kuo, Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh, Stefan J Murry and William H Yeh. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Applied Optoelectronics? Shares of AAOI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. Does Applied Optoelectronics have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Applied Optoelectronics: Global Technology, Global Technology Inc., and Prime World International Holdings Ltd..Read More This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 12/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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