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The closing price of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) was $23.7 for the day, up 8.07% from the previous closing price of $21.93. In other words, the price has increased by $8.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.43 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.6.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AAOI’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 2.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 12,000 shares for $22.37 per share. The transaction valued at 268,440 led to the insider holds 298,477 shares of the business.
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) bought 5,750 shares of AAOI for $124,315 on Aug 14 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 1,661,165 shares after completing the transaction at $21.62 per share. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson), who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 2,325 shares for $21.39 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,742 and bolstered with 1,663,490 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 1477785088 and an Enterprise Value of 1624308096. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.411 whereas that against EBITDA is -64.403.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.91, which has changed by 1.4407828 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 $8.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.85%.
Shares Statistics:
AAOI traded an average of 5.08M shares per day over the past three months and 6198100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 61.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.35M. Insiders hold about 8.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.61% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1753920000 were 11827489 with a Short Ratio of 2.33, compared to 1751241600 on 12437052. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11827489 and a Short% of Float of 19.870001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The company has 5.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.03, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.16 and -$0.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.23. EPS for the following year is $0.75, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.08 and $0.12.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $122.4M to a low estimate of $117.32M. As of the current estimate, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $65.15MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $144.64M. There is a high estimate of $155.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $131.44M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAOI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $480.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $451.57M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $467.26M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $249.37MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $780.21M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.09B and the low estimate is $571.6M.
