Ieq Capital LLC Invests $2.81 Million in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Ieq Capital LLC bought a new stake in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 19,002 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,815,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 1,923.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 769 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 731 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in 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 worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the 4th quarter valued at about $55,000. Institutional investors own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $107.63 on Tuesday. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.50 and a twelve month high of $233.67. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $126.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $125.85. The company has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -137.99 and a beta of 3.76.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 9.57% and a negative return on equity of 1.98%. The company had revenue of $191.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.48 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.16) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 86.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.260 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAOI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $178.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Friday, August 7th. B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $139.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $5,495,490.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 384,576 shares in the company, valued at $64,043,441.28. The trade was a 7.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin sold 59,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total value of $9,825,270.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,302,436 shares in the company, valued at $216,894,667.08. This trade represents a 4.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 272,629 shares of company stock valued at $45,881,654 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics 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.