Diker Management LLC Makes New $519,000 Investment in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Diker Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 20,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $519,000. Applied Optoelectronics makes up about 0.4% of Diker Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,579 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 2,415 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter worth approximately $851,000. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth $283,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 3,828.0% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,838 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 8,613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 18.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,285,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,034,000 after buying an additional 203,830 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 8.8%

NASDAQ AAOI opened at $96.81 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.71 and a 12 month high of $128.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $55.65 and a 200-day moving average of $38.30. The company has a market cap of $7.28 billion, a PE ratio of -148.94 and a beta of 3.20.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.11. The business had revenue of $134.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $131.56 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.39% and a negative return on equity of 5.29%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.090-0.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAOI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. B. Riley Financial upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, February 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.80.

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.02, for a total value of $2,058,420.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,392,080.44. This represents a 15.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William H. Yeh sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.76, for a total transaction of $1,586,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 238,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,257,497.44. This trade represents a 5.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 273,433 shares of company stock worth $23,341,962 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc develops and manufactures high-speed fiber-optic networking products designed to support the growing bandwidth demands of data centers, telecommunications carriers and internet content providers. The company’s core offerings include pluggable optical transceiver modules, transponders and optical components that enable data transmission at rates ranging from 1G to 400G. These products are used to facilitate long-haul, metro and intra-data center connectivity, addressing the need for scalable, low-latency and energy-efficient solutions in modern network infrastructures.

The company’s product portfolio spans small-form factor pluggable modules such as SFP+, QSFP+ and QSFP28 units, as well as more advanced form factors like CFP2 and OSFP for ultra-high-speed applications.