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In the latest session, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $33.72 down -0.94% from its previous closing price of $34.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.83 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.6.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.63 and its Current Ratio is at 2.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On July 25, 2025, Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $32.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 12 ’26 when Murry Stefan J. bought 3,000 shares for $33.70 per share.
Kuo David C sold 12,500 shares of AAOI for $501,875 on Dec 23 ’25. The insider now owns 130,948 shares after completing the transaction at $40.15 per share. On Dec 23 ’25, another insider, Kuo David C, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,500 shares for $40.15 each.
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 2302397952 and an Enterprise Value of 2400550144. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.692 whereas that against EBITDA is -97.086.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 3.30, which has changed by 0.22490108 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAOI has reached a high of $41.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.00%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AAOI has traded an average of 5.34M shares per day and 4708550 over the past ten days. A total of 68.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 64.48M. Insiders hold about 5.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.84% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1767139200 were 12234802 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1764288000 on 14389524. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12234802 and a Short% of Float of 18.56.
Earnings Estimates
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) is currently under the scrutiny of 5.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.05, with high estimates of -$0.03 and low estimates of -$0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.35 and -$0.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.38. EPS for the following year is $0.85, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.01 and $0.47.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $131.56M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $134.62M to a low estimate of $129M. As of. The current estimate, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $100.27MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $145.72M. There is a high estimate of $153M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $138.5M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $457.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $450M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $453.66M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $763.97M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $897.3M and the low estimate is $609.59M.
