In recent trading session, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) saw 1.08 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 2.52. Company’s recent per share price level of $14.17 trading at -$1.79 or -11.22% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $712.04M. That most recent trading price of AAOI’s stock is at a discount of -214.04% from its 52-week high price of $44.50 and is indicating a premium of 52.72% 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 3.14 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 4.06 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. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.04 in the current quarter.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -11.22%, in the last five days AAOI remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Friday, 03/28/25 when the stock touched $14.17 price level, adding 19.44% to its value on the day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s shares saw a change of -61.56% in year-to-date performance and have moved -20.30% in past 5-day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) showed a performance of -21.63% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 9.73 million shares which calculate 1.62 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 19.03% 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 18.84% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 18.84% for stock’s current value.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 112.50% from the last financial year’s standing.

4 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 99.37M for the same. And 4 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 114.62M in the next quarter. Company posted 40.67M and 43.27M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -6.34% during past 5 years.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 4.90% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 64.10 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 67.41%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 64.10% 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 7.6532 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 INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and iShares Trust-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 $18.9 million or 2.73% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.05 shares on Feb 28, 2025, making its stake of worth around $14.63 million in the company or a holder of 2.11% of company’s stock.