NASDAQ:AAOI - Applied Optoelectronics Stock Price, Price Target & More

Applied Optoelectronics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AAOI."

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.05. The semiconductor company had revenue of $65.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.94 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a return on equity of 20.82% and a net margin of 16.02%. The firm's revenue was down 32.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.10 earnings per share. View Applied Optoelectronics' Earnings History.

Applied Optoelectronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Applied Optoelectronics.

Applied Optoelectronics updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.39-$0.52 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.46. The company issued revenue guidance of $75-$81 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $77.48 million.

12 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Applied Optoelectronics' shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Applied Optoelectronics' stock price to reach $43.7727 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Applied Optoelectronics.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Applied Optoelectronics in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Applied Optoelectronics saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,180,455 shares, a decrease of 12.7% from the May 31st total of 15,096,513 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,669,585 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.9 days. Currently, 72.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View Applied Optoelectronics' Current Options Chain.

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Media headlines about AAOI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Applied Optoelectronics earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the semiconductor company an impact score of 48.83 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Applied Optoelectronics' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Creative Planning (0.02%). Company insiders that own Applied Optoelectronics stock include Alan D Moore, Chewei Lin, Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, David C Kuo, Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang, Richard B Black, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh, Stefan J Murry and William H Yeh. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Applied Optoelectronics.

AAOI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Creative Planning. Company insiders that have sold Applied Optoelectronics company stock in the last year include Chewei Lin, Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, David C Kuo, Richard B Black and Stefan J Murry. View Insider Buying and Selling for Applied Optoelectronics.

Shares of AAOI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AAOI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.57.

Applied Optoelectronics has a market capitalization of $818.01 million and generates $382.33 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $73.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.23 on an earnings per share basis. Applied Optoelectronics employs 3,054 workers across the globe.

Applied Optoelectronics' mailing address is 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD, SUGAR LAND TX, 77478. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 281-295-1800 or via email at [email protected]