State of Wyoming Purchases 5,973 Shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

State of Wyoming raised its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 129.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,571 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,973 shares during the period. State of Wyoming’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $894,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAOI. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 731 shares during the period. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 166.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter valued at $57,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin sold 59,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $9,825,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,302,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $216,894,667.08. This trade represents a 4.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Cynthia Delaney sold 56,575 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.23, for a total value of $10,705,687.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 59,647 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,287,001.81. The trade was a 48.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 500,215 shares of company stock worth $86,658,774 over the last ninety days. 3.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AAOI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Applied Optoelectronics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.80.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 7.3%

Shares of AAOI stock opened at $110.52 on Thursday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $233.67. The company has a market capitalization of $8.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -167.45 and a beta of 3.69. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $154.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.68. The company has a quick ratio of 3.03, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm 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%.Applied Optoelectronics’s quarterly revenue was up 51.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share 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.