In recent trading session, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) saw 1.2 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 2.52. Company’s recent per share price level of $15.78 trading at -$1.52 or -8.78% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $786.74M. That most recent trading price of AAOI’s stock is at a discount of -182.0% from its 52-week high price of $44.50 and is indicating a premium of 57.54% from its 52-week low price of $6.70. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 5.37 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.69 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.67. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 1 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 0 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 1 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -8.78%, in the last five days AAOI remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 03/12/25 when the stock touched $15.78 price level, adding 14.75% to its value on the day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s shares saw a change of -57.19% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.49% in past 5-day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) showed a performance of -43.33% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 9.62 million shares which calculate 2.44 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 17.5 to the stock, which implies a rise of 9.83% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 11.5 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 23. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 27.12% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 27.12% for stock’s current value.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 4.94% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 64.60 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 67.95%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 64.60% institutions for Applied Optoelectronics Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at AAOI for having 3.01 million shares of worth $24.98 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 7.8533 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 2.15 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 5.6175 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $17.86 million.
On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 ETF are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 1.36 shares of worth $21.78 million or 2.73% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.1 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $17.58 million in the company or a holder of 2.20% of company’s stock.
