Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh Sells 28,826 Shares of Stock

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 28,826 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $4,800,393.78. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 400,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,646,471.71. This trade represents a 6.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, June 4th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 10,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.07, for a total value of $2,050,700.00.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $6,783,822.04.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 10.8%

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $170.81 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -258.80 and a beta of 3.66. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.55 and a twelve month high of $233.67. The company has a quick ratio of 3.03, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $166.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.69.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $151.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 4.64% and a negative net margin of 8.55%.The company’s revenue was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.02) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.80.

Key Stories Impacting Applied Optoelectronics

Here are the key news stories impacting Applied Optoelectronics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AAOI gained momentum on Monday as traders continued to bid up AI infrastructure and optical networking names, citing demand for “plumbing” that connects datacenters and the view that copper could become a bottleneck at scale. The move also came during a risk-on market backdrop. Article: Applied Optoelectronics Shares Are Climbing Monday: What’s Driving The Action?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Applied Optoelectronics executives and insiders disclosed stock sales on June 12, including the CEO, CFO, and other officers. The company said the sales were made to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vesting equity awards, which makes them less concerning than open-market selling, but the number of filings may still weigh on sentiment. Article: Insider filing for Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang Article: Insider filing for David C. Kuo Article: Insider filing for Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin Article: Insider filing for Stefan J. Murry Article: Insider filing for Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary also highlighted a bearish note from Jim Cramer, who recommended Corning over Applied Optoelectronics, which could pressure sentiment around AAOI relative to peers. Article: Jim Cramer Recommends Corning Over Applied Optoelectronics

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter worth $800,000. Diker Management LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter valued at $519,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,915,000 after buying an additional 551,910 shares during the period. 1492 Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter valued at $7,529,000. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter valued at $367,000. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.