Marex Group plc Invests $1.42 Million in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Marex Group plc bought a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 55,255 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,420,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 14.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,779,563 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $42,666,000 after purchasing an additional 350,145 shares in the last quarter. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong boosted its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 410.7% in the 2nd quarter. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong now owns 1,408,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,197,000 after buying an additional 1,133,115 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,285,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,034,000 after buying an additional 203,830 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC raised its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 620,281 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,935,000 after acquiring an additional 23,905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics in the first quarter valued at $7,455,000. 61.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $32.06 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $28.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.19 billion, a PE ratio of -9.96 and a beta of 3.26. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.71 and a 52-week high of $41.27.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $118.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.77 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 7.34% and a negative net margin of 36.97%.The company’s revenue was up 82.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.21) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.130–0.040 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post -1.18 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on AAOI shares. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $35.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Northland Securities set a $45.00 price target on Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday. B. Riley reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.60.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.