30,812 Shares in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI Purchased by CenterBook Partners LP

CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 30,812 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,074,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter worth approximately $21,392,000. Artemis Investment Management LLP acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 4th quarter valued at $26,923,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 3rd quarter valued at $19,738,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,915,000 after purchasing an additional 551,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lifted its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 60.0% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,160,456 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,091,000 after purchasing an additional 435,349 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $11,287,001.81. This trade represents a 48.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Min-Chu (Mike) Chen sold 8,247 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.00, for a total transaction of $1,657,647.00. Following the sale, the director owned 161,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,371,653. This represents a 4.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 331,233 shares of company stock worth $54,021,670. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Applied Optoelectronics

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

• Positive Sentiment: Optical-networking and networking stocks are rallying as the AI infrastructure trade strengthens, helping lift AAOI alongside peers like Lumentum and Coherent. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Applied Optoelectronics announced that Spectrum is deploying AOI’s QuantumLink remote management software across its connected 1.8GHz amplifier footprint, highlighting growing hardware-software adoption and a deeper customer relationship. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: AAOI also drew attention after a Zacks note said the stock trades at a premium valuation, with a forward price-to-sales ratio of 8.71x versus 6.62x for the broader sector, which may make some investors cautious. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling, including a June 5 sale by Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang, may be weighing on sentiment even though the insider still retains a large position. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A separate report said AAOI led networking stocks lower following concerns about a delay in co-packaged optics (CPO) rollout, a potential headwind for near-term expectations. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AAOI. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday. Northland Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has 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 $79.80.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Up 7.5%

NASDAQ AAOI opened at $175.13 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $160.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.38. 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 firm has a market cap of $14.05 billion, a PE ratio of -265.35 and a beta of 3.66. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $15.29 and a 52 week high of $233.67.

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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current 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.