Larson Financial Group LLC Purchases 3,272 Shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) by 45.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,272 shares during the quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AAOI. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the fourth quarter worth about $55,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics in the second quarter worth about $57,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 190.6% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,927 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the last quarter. 61.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ AAOI opened at $181.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a current ratio of 3.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -274.98 and a beta of 3.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $138.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.74. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $15.06 and a 52-week high of $233.67.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 8.55% and a negative return on equity of 4.64%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.02) EPS. Applied Optoelectronics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.030-0.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AAOI. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Friday, May 8th. B. Riley Financial raised Applied Optoelectronics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen cut Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $43.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.80.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In related news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 33,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $5,717,580.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 451,906 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,297,233.56. The trade was a 6.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider David C. Kuo sold 19,227 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.26, for a total value of $3,331,270.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 197,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,196,326.20. The trade was a 8.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 459,324 shares of company stock valued at $59,068,951 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.