Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Position Cut by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 15.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 22,538 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,068 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $786,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 731 shares during the period. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $55,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Applied Optoelectronics by 190.6% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,927 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth approximately $57,000. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, B. Riley Financial upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $79.80.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $196.64 on Tuesday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a one year low of $15.29 and a one year high of $233.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $157.31 and a 200-day moving average of $88.28. The company has a market capitalization of $15.78 billion, a PE ratio of -297.94 and a beta of 3.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a current ratio of 3.83.

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

Insider Activity at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $189.23, for a total transaction of $10,705,687.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 59,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,287,001.81. This represents a 48.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.07, for a total value of $800,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 387,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,577,142.50. The trade was a 1.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 331,233 shares of company stock worth $54,021,670. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.