Those aiming for above-average market returns often engage in the meticulous process of stock picking. Choosing the right stocks can make a substantial difference in your wealth.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed the day trading at $21.53 down -5.86% from the previous closing price of $22.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.88 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.94.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AAOI, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Needham on July 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on March 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.
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 Jul 16 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 3,000 shares for $27.46 per share. The transaction valued at 82,377 led to the insider holds 318,036 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 3,000 shares of AAOI for $82,377 on Jul 16 ’25. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $16.05 each. As a result, the insider received 32,090 and left with 321,036 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 1208674816 and an Enterprise Value of 1335026944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.327 whereas that against EBITDA is -36.258.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.72, which has changed by 2.0889525 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20277917 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 -4.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.58%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAOI traded about 4.73M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAOI traded about 4429530 shares per day. A total of 53.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.64M. Insiders hold about 8.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.88% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1752537600 were 11817834 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1749772800 on 12013084. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11817834 and a Short% of Float of 21.97.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
