JAT Capital Mgmt LP Has $847,000 Stock Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

JAT Capital Mgmt LP decreased its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 86.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 61,486 shares during the period. Applied Optoelectronics accounts for about 1.4% of JAT Capital Mgmt LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. JAT Capital Mgmt LP’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $847,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AAOI. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth $57,000. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $6,783,822.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 462,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,120,621.80. The trade was a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total transaction of $5,717,580.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 451,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,297,233.56. This represents a 6.81% decrease in their position. 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 500,215 shares of company stock valued at $86,658,774 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Applied Optoelectronics stock opened at $97.82 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $148.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.06. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a one year low of $18.50 and a one year high of $233.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 3.83 and a quick ratio of 3.03. The firm has a market cap of $7.85 billion, a PE ratio of -148.21 and a beta of 3.69.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect 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 have recently weighed in on AAOI shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $141.80.

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.