why Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $22.38

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] surged by $0.89 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $28.15.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock has also gained 57.26% of its value over the past 7 days. However, AAOI stock has inclined by 239.98% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 150.67% and gained 45.70% year-on date.

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The market cap for AAOI stock reached $1.27 billion, with 45.08 million shares outstanding and 41.46 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.91M shares, AAOI reached a trading volume of 4173664 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AAOI shares is $22.38 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AAOI stock is a recommendation set at 1.75. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Raymond James have made an estimate for Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on September 03, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, B. Riley Securities dropped their target price from $22 to $16. The new note on the price target was released on February 23, 2024, representing the official price target for Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $23, while Rosenblatt analysts kept a Buy rating on AAOI stock. On December 13, 2023, analysts increased their price target for AAOI shares from 13.50 to 22.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Applied Optoelectronics Inc is set at 2.02, with the Price to Sales ratio for AAOI stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.06. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.95, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.92.

AAOI stock trade performance evaluation

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 57.26. With this latest performance, AAOI shares gained by 48.39% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 150.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 129.23% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AAOI stock in for the last two-week period is set at 76.24, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 79.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 73.67 for Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 16.86, while it was recorded at 28.00 for the last single week of trading, and 13.10 for the last 200 days.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.06 and a Current Ratio set at 1.61.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Applied Optoelectronics Inc posted 0.04/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.04. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AAOI. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Applied Optoelectronics Inc go to 13.00%.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $74.29%, or 78.45%% of AAOI stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AAOI stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 3.01 million shares, which is approximately 7.8533%. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC, holding 2.16 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$17.88 million in AAOI stocks shares; and AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC, currently with $$17.86 million in AAOI stock with ownership which is approximately 5.6175%.