The stock of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) has gone up by 0.22% for the week, with a -10.72% drop in the past month and a 176.28% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 12.53% for AAOI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.67% for AAOI’s stock, with a 129.61% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.40. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for AAOI is 44.56M, and at present, short sellers hold a 21.46% of that float. On December 31, 2024, the average trading volume of AAOI was 3.63M shares.
AAOI) stock’s latest price update
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.55 compared to its previous closing price of 36.24. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-23 that Applied Optoelectronics is up 326.38% over the last six months. The company reported impressive Q3-2024 results and foresees a 40% revenue growth QoQ for Q4-2024. The company benefits from the high demand for fiber optics used at US datacenters.
Analysts’ Opinion of AAOI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AAOI stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for AAOI by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for AAOI in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $14 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AAOI reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for AAOI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 03rd, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to AAOI, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on February 23rd of the current year.
AAOI Trading at 23.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AAOI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.11%, as shares sank -9.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +98.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAOI rose by +0.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +190.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $36.56. In addition, Applied Optoelectronics Inc saw 90.48% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AAOI starting from BLACK RICHARD B, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $35.27 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, BLACK RICHARD B now owns 167,813 shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc, valued at $352,672 using the latest closing price.
Yeh William H, the Director of Applied Optoelectronics Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $43.08 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that Yeh William H is holding shares at $430,807 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AAOI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.33 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Optoelectronics Inc stands at -0.39. The total capital return value is set at -0.24. Equity return is now at value -41.44, with -20.64 for asset returns.
Based on Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -8.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -26.18 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.
Conclusion
To sum up, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
