Beyond market averages, investors seeking exceptional growth focus on the art of stock selection. The right picks can significantly contribute to the expansion of your wealth.
As of close of business last night, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s stock clocked out at $30.69, down -5.57% from its previous closing price of $32.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.9 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.64.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AAOI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
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 the company, B. Riley Securities on December 10, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Sell and sets its target price to $14 from $14 previously.
On September 03, 2024, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $17.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on February 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $22 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 21 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,298 shares for $35.17 per share. The transaction valued at 80,814 led to the insider holds 209,831 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,298 shares of AAOI for $80,814 on Jan 21 ’25. On Jan 15 ’25, another insider, BLACK RICHARD B, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $29.00 each. As a result, the insider received 289,951 and left with 157,813 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 1515865088 and an Enterprise Value of 1470642048. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.018 whereas that against EBITDA is -30.169.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.34, which has changed by 0.92233014 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23809385 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 -10.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 76.38%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AAOI traded 3.78M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2793920 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 44.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.77M. Insiders hold about 6.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.06% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1735603200 were 8415378 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1732838400 on 9273849. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8415378 and a Short% of Float of 17.719999.
