Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $2.52 Million Stock Holdings in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 23.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 29,755 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 5,600 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $2,518,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,982,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $173,696,000 after purchasing an additional 358,090 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 5,208.9% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,512,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $122,439,000 after buying an additional 3,446,150 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 5,321.6% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,229,757 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $77,730,000 after buying an additional 2,188,630 shares during the period. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 106.2% in the fourth quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 1,700,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,293,000 after buying an additional 875,903 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 157.1% in the fourth 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. 61.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Applied Optoelectronics News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results exceeded expectations: Applied Optoelectronics reported adjusted EPS of $0.06 versus consensus estimates near $0.02–$0.03. Revenue reached approximately $191.9 million, ahead of estimates and up about 86% year over year from $103 million. Applied Optoelectronics Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: AI datacenter demand is accelerating: Growth was driven by datacenter products, including rapidly expanding 800G optical transceivers. Management is also increasing capacity for 800G and 1.6T products, with demand reportedly exceeding available supply through at least mid-2027. AAOI Q2 Earnings Call Focuses on Capacity-Led 800G Ramp
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and industry momentum helped sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its “buy” rating and assigned a $220 price target. Photonics and optics companies also benefited from strong sector earnings and expectations that potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese optical-transceiver imports could reduce overseas competition. Benzinga analyst rating report
• Neutral Sentiment: Expansion is being limited by supply: Management said it could sell more products if it had greater manufacturing capacity. Component shortages are expected to constrain near-term growth, even as they demonstrate strong underlying demand. Applied Optoelectronics says it could sell more if it could make more
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 profit guidance disappointed: The company forecast EPS of $0.11–$0.26, below the roughly $0.27 analyst consensus, although projected revenue of $255 million–$290 million brackets consensus near $265.7 million. Analysts also flagged competition, a setback in 100G products and valuation concerns after the stock’s substantial rally. Applied Optoelectronics slides amid mixed Q2 results and guidance

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of Applied Optoelectronics 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,287,001.81. This trade represents a 48.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on 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 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 506,215 shares of company stock worth $87,409,447. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Up 9.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $135.63 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $137.34 and a 200-day moving average of $118.14. 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 has a market cap of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of -173.88 and a beta of 3.76.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $191.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.48 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 2.52% and a negative net margin of 9.57%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.16) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AAOI shares. B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Applied Optoelectronics from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $151.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.00.

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.