Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) is -36.68% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $6.70 and a high of $44.50 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The AAOI stock was last observed hovering at around $27.32 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -3.98%.
Currently trading at $23.34, the stock is -14.44% and -24.89% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 8.26 million and changing -14.57% at the moment leaves the stock 22.38% off its SMA200. AAOI registered 14.69% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 158.47%.
The stock witnessed a -23.95% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -31.49%, and is -11.69% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 17.32% over the week and 12.36% over the month.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) has around 2149 employees, a market worth around $1.12B and $209.55M in sales. Fwd P/E is 28.10. Profit margin for the company is -38.61%. Distance from 52-week low is 248.36% and -47.55% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-27.62%).
with sales reaching $99.92M over the same period.The EPS is expected to shrink by -92.82% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 14.43% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 65.29% in year-over-year returns.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 44.85M, and float is at 44.84M with Short Float at 21.30%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BLACKROCK INC. with over 3.01 million shares valued at $24.98 million. The investor’s holdings represent 7.8533% of the AAOI Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 2.15 million shares valued at $17.86 million to account for 5.6175 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC which holds 2.16 million shares representing 5.4783% and valued at over $17.88 million, while HOOD RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC holds 3.494 of the shares totaling 1.38 million with a market value of $11.4 million.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Murry Stefan J., the company’s Chief Financial Officer. SEC filings show that Murry Stefan J. sold 3,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 18 ’25 at a price of $26.34 per share for a total of $79024.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.2 million shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Jan 21 ’25, Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) disposed off 2,298 shares at an average price of $35.17 for $80814.0. The insider now directly holds 209,831 shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI).
