The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares valued at $454,278 were sold by Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) on May 13 ’25. At $19.06 per share, Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) sold 23,837 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 278,842 shares worth approximately $5.26 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kuo David C sold 11,426 shares, netting a total of over 218,214 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $19.10 each, the insider now holds 153,900 shares.
Before that, Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) had added 21,200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $386,222, the President and CEO bought Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares for $18.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 21,200 shares, worth approximately $31.31 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on March 07, 2025, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $13. Analysts at B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 03, 2024, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for AAOI. Earlier on February 23, 2024, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for AAOI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing AAOI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 27.85%. Over the course of the year, Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have dropped approximately -48.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $39.85 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $9.71 on 04/21/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $15.29, while a 200-day SMA reached $20.71.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.78. The next price resistance is at 20.70. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.70 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 3.95, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 24.64%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
