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As of close of business last night, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s stock clocked out at $20.20, down -3.72% from its previous closing price of $20.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.69 million shares were traded. AAOI stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.0.
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 1.25 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:
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares for $23.06 per share.
Murry Stefan J. sold 3,000 shares of AAOI for $79,024 on Feb 18 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 198,581 shares after completing the transaction at $26.34 per share. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Murry Stefan J., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $26.34 each.
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 1015046016 and an Enterprise Value of 1126391936. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.517 whereas that against EBITDA is -22.412.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAOI is 2.46, which has changed by 0.39599168 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 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 -22.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.94%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AAOI traded 4.04M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6056530 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.66M. Insiders hold about 6.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.37% stake in the company. Shares short for AAOI as of 1740700800 were 9623902 with a Short Ratio of 2.38, compared to 1738281600 on 9550966. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9623902 and a Short% of Float of 20.34.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
