Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] surged by $1.34 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $26.69.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock has also gained 1.75% of its value over the past 7 days. However, AAOI stock has inclined by 76.87% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -29.28% and gained 221.95% year-on date.
The market cap for AAOI stock reached $1.50 billion, with 53.21 million shares outstanding and 51.58 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.50M shares, AAOI reached a trading volume of 4568122 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 $30.00 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 1.80. 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 Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.60, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.19.
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 1.75. With this latest performance, AAOI shares gained by 72.03% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -29.28% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -27.59% in the past year of trading.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI]: An insightful look at the core 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]: Institutional Ownership
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%.
