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

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. 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 Trading Down 8.5 %

Shares of AAOI stock traded down $2.15 on Thursday, hitting $23.04. The stock had a trading volume of 1,989,716 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,371,222. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.88 and a beta of 2.36. Applied Optoelectronics has a 1 year low of $6.70 and a 1 year high of $44.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $30.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.92.

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 net margin of 38.61% and a negative return on equity of 22.36%. The company had revenue of $100.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.92 million. Analysts anticipate that Applied Optoelectronics will post -1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on AAOI. Raymond James lifted their target price on Applied Optoelectronics from $17.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. B. Riley cut Applied Optoelectronics from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. StockNews.com raised Applied Optoelectronics to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday. Finally, Northland Securities reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target (up previously from $25.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.20.

Insider Transactions at Applied Optoelectronics

In related news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.72, for a total transaction of $126,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 212,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,728,731.88. This represents a 1.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard B. Black sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.00, for a total value of $290,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 157,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,576,577. This represents a 5.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 46,088 shares of company stock valued at $1,672,801. Corporate insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

About Applied Optoelectronics

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.