Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)’s latest performance is not what we had anticipated

On Monday, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) was -10.56% drop from the session before settling in for the closing price of $15.82. A 52-week range for AAOI has been $6.70 – $44.50.

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A company in the Technology sector has jumped its sales by 6.13% annually for the last half of the decade. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at 181.64%. With a float of $46.48 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $49.39 million.

In an organization with 3309 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 24.7%, operating margin of -28.44%, and the pretax margin is -74.88%.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Insider Updates

Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward Applied Optoelectronics Inc stocks. The insider ownership of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is 6.40%, while institutional ownership is 62.62%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 18 ’25, was worth 79,024. In this transaction Chief Financial Officer of this company sold 3,000 shares at a rate of $26.34, taking the stock ownership to the 198,581 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 18 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 3,000 for $26.34, making the entire transaction worth $79,024.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Performance Highlights and Predictions

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 181.64% per share during the next fiscal year.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Trading Performance Indicators

You can see what Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.25. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.82.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -4.29, a number that is poised to hit -0.04 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.92 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 4.46 million. That was better than the volume of 3.79 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 3.31%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.14.

During the past 100 days, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s (AAOI) raw stochastic average was set at 1.09%, which indicates a significant decrease from 1.87% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 128.09% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 136.45% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $28.26, while its 200-day Moving Average is $19.43. However, in the short run, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $14.96. Second resistance stands at $15.77. The third major resistance level sits at $16.35. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $13.58, it is likely to go to the next support level at $13.00. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $12.19.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Key Stats

There are 49,651K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 702.57 million. As of now, sales total 249,370 K while income totals -186,730 K. Its latest quarter income was 100,270 K while its last quarter net income were -119,690 K.