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The price of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $27.13 in the last session, up 4.99% from day before closing price of $25.84. In other words, the price has increased by $4.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.19 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.77.
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.
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:
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 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 1523053696 and an Enterprise Value of 1646075264. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.335 whereas that against EBITDA is -44.706.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.72, which has changed by 2.3004866 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16932249 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 22.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.05%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AAOI traded on average about 4.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3989310 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 55.08% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1752537600 were 11817834 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, 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
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) is currently being evaluated by a team of 5.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.01, 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 $1.23, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.5 and $0.94.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $105.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $111M 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, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $118.64M. There is a high estimate of $125M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $110M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $502M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $449M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $473.72M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $783.54M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.09B and the low estimate is $542.93M.
