Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Makes New Investment in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 153,101 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,933,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 15.4% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 88,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,354,000 after acquiring an additional 11,800 shares during the period. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth about $344,000. Royce & Associates LP grew its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 876,543 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,455,000 after acquiring an additional 115,853 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 31.1% during the 1st quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 40,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the 2nd quarter worth about $287,000. 61.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Min-Chu (Mike) Chen bought 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $22.91 per share, with a total value of $171,825.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 22,500 shares in the company, valued at $515,475. This represents a 50.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 15,784 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.70, for a total transaction of $358,296.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 256,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,818,600.20. This represents a 5.80% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have purchased 44,100 shares of company stock worth $1,000,878 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $36.87 on Wednesday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.71 and a fifty-two week high of $44.50. The stock has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.97 and a beta of 2.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 2.11. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $28.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.87.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.08). Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 42.29% and a negative return on equity of 10.60%. The business had revenue of $102.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.28) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics’s revenue was up 137.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.100–0.030 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAOI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, July 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 price objective (up previously from $13.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.20.

Applied Optoelectronics Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.