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 $268,440 were sold by Murry Stefan J. on Aug 15 ’25. At $22.37 per share, Murry Stefan J. sold 12,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 298,477 shares worth approximately $6.87 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) purchased 5,750 shares, netting a total of over 124,315 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $21.62 each, the insider now holds 1,661,165 shares.
Before that, Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) had added 2,325 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $49,742, the President and CEO bought Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares for $21.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,325 shares, worth approximately $38.29 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Needham on July 25, 2025, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $32. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of March 07, 2025, B. Riley Securities has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for AAOI. Earlier on December 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for AAOI stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing AAOI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ: AAOI] plunged -1.41% to $23.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.51, but it reached a high of $24.59 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -8.18%. Over the course of the year, Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have jumped approximately 123.50%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.16, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 24.24. The next price resistance is at 25.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.45 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 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 11.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 11.82 million shares. A jump of 1.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
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 27.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.77% from the previous closing price of $23.35. Analysts anticipate Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 03, 2024, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $17.
