Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd Takes Position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 39,452 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,375,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the period. Comerica Bank acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth about $57,000. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. B. Riley Financial upgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Northland Securities reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.80.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total transaction of $6,880,127.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 286,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,812,754.40. This trade represents a 12.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 59,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,287,001.81. This represents a 48.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,716,414. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

AAOI stock opened at $161.85 on Friday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.50 and a twelve month high of $233.67. The company has a quick ratio of 3.03, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $169.57 and its 200-day moving average is $97.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.99 billion, a PE ratio of -245.23 and a beta of 3.66.

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

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.