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The price of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $23.29 in the last session, up 3.19% from day before closing price of $22.57. In other words, the price has increased by $3.19% from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.18 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.6.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AAOI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
On December 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $14 to $14.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on September 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 16 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares for $16.05 per share. The transaction valued at 32,090 led to the insider holds 321,036 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares of AAOI for $33,000 on Jun 16 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $19.35 each. As a result, the insider received 38,697 and left with 323,036 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 1307479680 and an Enterprise Value of 1432785024. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.644 whereas that against EBITDA is -38.913.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.65, which has changed by 1.7367802 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 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 $6.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 46.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.44%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AAOI traded on average about 4.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7539030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 53.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.58M. Insiders hold about 8.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.74% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1748563200 were 10918833 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1745971200 on 10676523. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10918833 and a Short% of Float of 20.3.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
