In last trading session, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) saw 3.12 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 2.58. Company’s recent per share price level of $12.79 trading at $1.13 or 9.69% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $707.83M. That closing price of AAOI’s stock is at a discount of -247.93% from its 52-week high price of $44.50 and is indicating a premium of 47.62% 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 3.09 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 4.36 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 1.60. 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 green during last session for gaining 9.69%, in the last five days AAOI remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 04/24/25 when the stock touched $12.79 price level, adding 2.44% to its value on the day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s shares saw a change of -65.30% in year-to-date performance and have moved 22.63% in past 5-day. Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) showed a performance of -41.25% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 9.49 million shares which calculate 1.89 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 26.91% to its current value. 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 10.09% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 10.09% for stock’s current value.
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 5.35% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 64.84 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 68.51%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 64.84% 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 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC, which was holding about 2.16 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 5.4783 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $17.88 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 $17.41 million or 2.46% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.13 shares on Mar 31, 2025 , making its stake of worth around $14.5 million in the company or a holder of 2.05% of company’s stock.
