Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.070-0.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.010. The company issued revenue guidance of $94.0 million-$104.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $98.5 million.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

AAOI traded up $1.85 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $25.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,890,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,437,418. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.91. The stock has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.23 and a beta of 2.36. Applied Optoelectronics has a twelve month low of $6.70 and a twelve month high of $44.50.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.07). Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 22.36% and a negative net margin of 38.61%. Research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics will post -1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AAOI. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Applied Optoelectronics from $17.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $44.00 price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. B. Riley lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target (up previously from $25.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Optoelectronics

In other news, Director William H. Yeh sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.08, for a total value of $430,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 223,538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,630,017.04. This trade represents a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 2,298 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.17, for a total transaction of $80,820.66. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 209,831 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,379,756.27. This trade represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 46,088 shares of company stock worth $1,672,801 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.