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Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed the day trading at $26.69 down -4.88% from the previous closing price of $28.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.7 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.5.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AAOI, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 2.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Needham on July 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on March 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 12,000 shares for $22.37 per share. The transaction valued at 268,440 led to the insider holds 298,477 shares of the business.
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) bought 5,750 shares of AAOI for $124,315 on Aug 14 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 1,661,165 shares after completing the transaction at $21.62 per share. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson), who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 2,325 shares for $21.39 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,742 and bolstered with 1,663,490 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AAOI now has a Market Capitalization of 1664224256 and an Enterprise Value of 1810746112. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.917 whereas that against EBITDA is -71.795.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.93, which has changed by 0.80216074 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAOI has reached a high of $44.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.83%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAOI traded about 5.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAOI traded about 5401370 shares per day. A total of 61.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.33M. Insiders hold about 8.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.57% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1756425600 were 12969044 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1753920000 on 11827489. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12969044 and a Short% of Float of 21.61.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) is currently in the spotlight, with 5.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.03, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.16 and -$0.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.23. EPS for the following year is $0.75, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.08 and $0.12.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $119.77M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $122.4M to a low estimate of $117.32M. As of. The current estimate, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $65.15MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $144.64M. There is a high estimate of $155.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $131.44M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $480.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $451.57M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $467.26M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $728.38M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $900.1M and the low estimate is $571.6M.
