Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] price surged by 17.82 percent to reach at $2.99.
A sum of 10353789 shares traded at recent session while its average daily volume was at 3.90M shares. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares reached a high of $19.95 and dropped to a low of $16.93 until finishing in the latest session at $19.77.
The one-year AAOI stock forecast points to a potential upside of 28.76. The average equity rating for AAOI stock is currently 1.75, 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 $27.75 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.
B. Riley Securities have made an estimate for Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on March 07, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on December 10, 2024, representing the official price target for Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $17, while Raymond James analysts kept a Outperform rating on AAOI stock. On February 23, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for AAOI shares from 22 to 16.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Applied Optoelectronics Inc is set at 1.73, with the Price to Sales ratio for AAOI stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.60. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.40, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.19.
AAOI Stock Performance Analysis:
Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 21.14. With this latest performance, AAOI shares gained by 3.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -45.73% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 96.13% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Applied Optoelectronics Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] shares currently have an operating margin of -18.86% and a Gross Margin at 27.30%. Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -55.98%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -34.70%, with Return on Assets sitting at -34.70%.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $57.41%, or 60.26%% 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 7.6532%. 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 5.4744%.
