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Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed the day trading at $10.80 down -15.82% from the previous closing price of $12.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.54 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.235.
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares for $23.06 per share. The transaction valued at 46,123 led to the insider holds 196,581 shares of the business.
Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares of AAOI for $46,122 on Mar 17 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $26.34 each. As a result, the insider received 79,024 and left with 198,581 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 542697856 and an Enterprise Value of 659668032. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.645 whereas that against EBITDA is -13.125.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.55, which has changed by -0.12691998 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.024663687 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 -51.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.26%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAOI traded about 4.12M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAOI traded about 3779840 shares per day. A total of 49.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.04M. Insiders hold about 6.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.79% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1741910400 were 9732703 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1739491200 on 8722194. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9732703 and a Short% of Float of 20.31.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
