Dupree Financial Group LLC Purchases New Stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Dupree Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 8,179 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $692,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AAOI. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 731 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth $55,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth $57,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAOI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $113.80.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin sold 59,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $9,825,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,302,436 shares in the company, valued at $216,894,667.08. This trade represents a 4.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $5,717,580.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 451,906 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,297,233.56. The trade was a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,716,414 over the last three months. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Up 0.2%

AAOI opened at $136.01 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $169.85 and its 200-day moving average is $101.87. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.50 and a 52-week 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 firm has a market capitalization of $10.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -206.07 and a beta of 3.67.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. Applied Optoelectronics’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. Analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.