Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI)’s stock price has plunge by 8.96relation to previous closing price of 10.05. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.67% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-17 that SUGAR LAND, Texas, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) (“AOI”), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet datacenter, cable broadband, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets, today announced that it will release financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.63.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AAOI is 46.80M, and currently, short sellers hold a 20.27% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AAOI on April 23, 2025 was 4.34M shares.
AAOI’s Market Performance
AAOI’s stock has seen a -2.67% decrease for the week, with a -46.40% drop in the past month and a -63.68% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 13.57% for Applied Optoelectronics Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -18.60% for AAOI stock, with a simple moving average of -45.90% for the last 200 days.
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 “Neutral.” The predicted price for AAOI in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $13 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AAOI reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for AAOI stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on December 10th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to AAOI, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on September 03rd of the previous year.
AAOI Trading at -41.21% 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 -75.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 13.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.79%, as shares sank -50.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -63.02% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAOI fell by -2.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.45. In addition, Applied Optoelectronics Inc saw -70.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AAOI starting from Murry Stefan J., who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $10.95 back on Apr 16 ’25. After this action, Murry Stefan J. now owns 235,977 shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc, valued at $21,906 using the latest closing price.
Murry Stefan J., the Officer of Applied Optoelectronics Inc, proposed sale 2,000 shares at $10.95 during a trade that took place back on Apr 16 ’25, which means that Murry Stefan J. is holding shares at $21,906 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AAOI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Optoelectronics Inc stands at -0.75. The total capital return value is set at -0.19. Equity return is now at value -84.12, with -39.89 for asset returns.
Based on Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -10.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -159.26 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
