Squarepoint Ops LLC Makes New $4.28 Million Investment in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 166,738 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,283,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC owned about 0.27% of Applied Optoelectronics as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Applied Optoelectronics by 497.5% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 243.9% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,297 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 85.9% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the second quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 175.5% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,413 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAOI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Northland Securities set a $45.00 target price on Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $35.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.60.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $29.90 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a PE ratio of -9.29 and a beta of 3.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.86. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.71 and a twelve month high of $41.27.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $118.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $119.77 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 36.97% and a negative return on equity of 7.34%. The firm’s revenue was up 82.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.21) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130–0.040 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current year.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.