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The price of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $20.43 in the last session, down -3.08% from day before closing price of $21.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.08 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.6699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.7.
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 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares for $23.06 per share. The transaction valued at 46,123 led to the insider holds 196,581 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares of AAOI for $46,122 on Mar 17 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $26.34 each. As a result, the insider received 79,024 and left with 198,581 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 1026603456 and an Enterprise Value of 1137811840. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.563 whereas that against EBITDA is -22.639.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.45, which has changed by 0.40896547 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.086116076 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 -18.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.33%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AAOI traded on average about 3.99M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5849030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.04M. Insiders hold about 6.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.29% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1740700800 were 9623902 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1738281600 on 9550966. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9623902 and a Short% of Float of 20.34.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
