Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh Sells 10,000 Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Stock

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) insider Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.07, for a total transaction of $2,050,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 452,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,779,820.10. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, May 19th, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh sold 39,154 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total transaction of $6,783,822.04.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 17.2%

Shares of AAOI opened at $162.88 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $15.29 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $158.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -246.79 and a beta of 3.66.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. The firm had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.98 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.02) EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on AAOI shares. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. 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 note on Friday, February 27th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Northland Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.80.

Institutional Trading of Applied Optoelectronics

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cinctive Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter worth about $800,000. Diker Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter worth about $519,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% during the third 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. Penn Capital Management Company LLC lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 446,032 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,565,000 after purchasing an additional 20,077 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AI Squared Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter worth about $5,043,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Key Applied Optoelectronics News

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

• Positive Sentiment: One bullish thesis argues the pullback may be a buying opportunity, pointing to Nvidia’s reaffirmation of pluggable optics through 2027, more than $324 million in hyperscaler orders, and management’s claim that demand exceeds manufacturing capacity through mid-2027. Why I’m Buying The AAOI Dip
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in reported short interest, but the figures also appear incomplete/zero, so this does not provide a clear trading signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Applied Optoelectronics was mentioned as a leader among networking stocks sliding after a report on delays in the CPO rollout, which suggests possible near-term concern for the group. Applied Optoelectronics leads networking stocks down following report on CPO rollout delay
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders continued trimming holdings, including sales by Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang and Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh, which can weigh on sentiment even if the transactions are relatively small compared with their remaining stakes.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock had already been volatile after a sharp prior-day drop, reinforcing the idea that traders are reacting quickly to news and positioning in the name.

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.