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Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed the day trading at $10.66 up 2.21% from the previous closing price of $10.43. In other words, the price has increased by $2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.06 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.28.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AAOI, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 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:
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 Apr 16 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares for $10.95 per share. The transaction valued at 21,906 led to the insider holds 235,977 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares of AAOI for $21,906 on Apr 16 ’25. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $23.06 each. As a result, the insider received 46,123 and left with 196,581 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 535662848 and an Enterprise Value of 652716800. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.618 whereas that against EBITDA is -12.987.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.62, which has changed by -0.042228222 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05430484 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 -45.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.27%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAOI traded about 4.41M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAOI traded about 4464390 shares per day. A total of 49.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.80M. Insiders hold about 6.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.74% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1743379200 were 9487486 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1740700800 on 9623902. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9487486 and a Short% of Float of 19.8.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 4.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.07, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.15 and $0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.73. EPS for the following year is $1.4, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.45 and $1.36.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $99.37M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $101.1M to a low estimate of $98.3M. As of the current estimate, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $40.67MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $114.62M. There is a high estimate of $122.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $102.39M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $565M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $481.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $529.95M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $934.79M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.09B and the low estimate is $694.2M.
