A new trading day began on Monday, with Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) stock price up 24.82% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $31.32. AAOI’s price has ranged from $9.71 to $41.27 over the past 52 weeks.
Annual sales at Technology sector company slipped by -6.34% over the past five years. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 58.83%. With a float of $64.46 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $68.06 million.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Insider Updates
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Communication Equipment Industry. The insider ownership of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is 5.60%, while institutional ownership is 59.71%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 15 ’25, was worth 124,584. In this transaction Director of this company sold 4,121 shares at a rate of $30.23, taking the stock ownership to the 122,870 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 15 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 4,121 for $30.18, making the entire transaction worth $124,372.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of -0.02 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.05 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 58.83% per share during the next fiscal year.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.63. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 6.33.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -3.23, a number that is poised to hit -0.11 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.88 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) saw its 5-day average volume 5.38 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 4.74 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 54.68%.
During the past 100 days, Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s (AAOI) raw stochastic average was set at 97.61%, which indicates a significant increase from 96.58% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 3.14 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 2.59 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $28.86, while its 200-day Moving Average is $23.13. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $41.70 in the near term. At $44.30, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $49.01. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $34.39, it is likely to go to the next support level at $29.69. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $27.08.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 2.67 billion, the company has a total of 68,280K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 249,370 K while annual income is -186,730 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 118,630 K while its latest quarter income was -17,940 K.
