Truvestments Capital LLC Has $950,000 Stock Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Truvestments Capital LLC boosted its stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 27,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,470 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $950,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AAOI. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 157.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,699,855 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,257,000 after buying an additional 1,038,775 shares during the last quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $21,392,000. Artemis Investment Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,923,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $19,738,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $119,915,000 after purchasing an additional 551,910 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $191.55 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $165.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.67. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $15.90 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The firm has a market cap of $15.37 billion, a PE ratio of -290.23 and a beta of 3.67. The company has a quick ratio of 3.03, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AAOI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Optoelectronics

In related news, Director Min-Chu (Mike) Chen sold 8,247 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.00, for a total transaction of $1,657,647.00. Following the sale, the director owned 161,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,371,653. This trade represents a 4.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.07, for a total transaction of $800,280.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 387,750 shares in the company, valued at $77,577,142.50. This represents a 1.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 298,833 shares of company stock worth $51,058,370 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.80% 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.