Geneva Partners LLC Makes New $2.50 Million Investment in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Geneva Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 29,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,497,000. Applied Optoelectronics comprises about 1.2% of Geneva Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Abel Hall LLC bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter valued at $324,000. Ariose Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the first quarter worth about $8,797,000. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter worth about $855,000. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 1st quarter worth about $262,000. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,143,000. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Applied Optoelectronics news, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin sold 59,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $9,825,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,302,436 shares in the company, valued at $216,894,667.08. This trade represents a 4.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 6,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.89, for a total transaction of $1,031,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 394,207 shares in the company, valued at $67,760,241.23. This represents a 1.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,716,414. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 7.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAOI opened at $114.41 on Wednesday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $166.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.78. The company has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of -173.35 and a beta of 3.69. The company has a current ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Three 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $113.80.

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.