Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares valued at $82,377 were purchased by Murry Stefan J. on Jul 16 ’25. At $27.46 per share, Murry Stefan J. acquired 3,000 shares.
Also, Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 32,090 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $16.05 each, the insider now holds 321,036 shares.
Before that, Murry Stefan J. had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $33,000, the Officer bought Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares for $16.50 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on July 08, 2025, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] has been a Peer perform. Analysts at B. Riley Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of December 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “Sell” for AAOI. Earlier on September 03, 2024, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for AAOI stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing AAOI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] rose 1.50% to $29.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.63, but it reached a high of $30.1324 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.14%. Over the course of the year, Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have jumped approximately 188.43%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.62 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Applied Optoelectronics Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Applied Optoelectronics Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 1.45 million shares to 12.01 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 10.57 million shares. A jump of 12.03% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.0.
Which companies own the most shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)?
In terms of Applied Optoelectronics Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -39.63% from the previous closing price of $28.99. Analysts anticipate Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11.5. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 23, 2024, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $16.
