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After finishing at $19.04 in the prior trading day, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $18.96, down -0.42%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.08 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AAOI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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:
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 May 16 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares for $19.35 per share. The transaction valued at 38,697 led to the insider holds 323,036 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares of AAOI for $38,697 on May 16 ’25. On May 13 ’25, another insider, Chang Hung-Lun (Fred), who serves as the *** See Remarks of the company, sold 23,837 shares for $19.06 each. As a result, the insider received 454,278 and left with 278,842 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 1053121792 and an Enterprise Value of 1192277888. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.864 whereas that against EBITDA is -32.381.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.75, which has changed by 0.5826378 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 22.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4741300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 53.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.11M. Insiders hold about 7.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.11% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1745971200 were 10676523 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1743379200 on 9487486. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10676523 and a Short% of Float of 20.16.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.0, with high estimates of $0.07 and low estimates of -$0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.3 and -$0.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.04. EPS for the following year is $1.27, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $1.5 and $0.94.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $104.96M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $106M to a low estimate of $103.62M. As of the current estimate, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $43.27MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $120.33M. There is a high estimate of $125M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $114.62M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $502M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $453.42M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $480.13M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $809.02M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.09B and the low estimate is $542.93M.
