B. Riley Securities slashes price target on Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] – find out why.

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Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] price plunged by -14.57 percent to reach at -$3.98.

The one-year AAOI stock forecast points to a potential upside of 38.4. The average equity rating for AAOI stock is currently 2.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

Guru’s Opinion on 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 $37.89 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 2.00. 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.

B. Riley Securities have made an estimate for Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on December 10, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on September 03, 2024, representing the official price target for Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $22 to $16, while B. Riley Securities kept a Neutral rating on AAOI stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Applied Optoelectronics Inc is set at 3.47, with the Price to Sales ratio for AAOI stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 5.34. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.94, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.86.

AAOI Stock Performance Analysis:

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -11.69. With this latest performance, AAOI shares dropped by -23.95% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 158.47% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 14.69% 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 37.86, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 33.16, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 41.01 for Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 31.08, while it was recorded at 26.51 for the last single week of trading, and 19.07 for the last 200 days.

Insight into Applied Optoelectronics Inc 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.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] Institutonal Ownership Details

The top three institutional holders of AAOI stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 3.01 million shares, which is approximately 7.8533%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 2.15 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$17.86 million in AAOI stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$17.88 million in AAOI stock with ownership which is approximately 5.4783%.