In a filing, Applied Optoelectronics Inc revealed its Officer Murry Stefan J. acquired Company’s shares for reported $35000.0 on Jan 13 ’26. In the deal valued at $35.00 per share,1,000 shares were bought.
Then, Murry Stefan J. bought 3,000 shares, generating $101,086 in total proceeds.
Before that, Kuo David C sold 12,500 shares. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares valued at $501,875 were divested by the insider at a price of $40.15 per share. As a result of the transaction, Kuo David C now holds 130,948 shares, worth roughly $4.48 million.
B. Riley Securities downgraded its Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] rating to a Sell from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Needham’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late July with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Wolfe Research began covering AAOI with “Peer perform” recommendation on July 08, 2025. B. Riley Securities revised its rating on March 07, 2025. It rated AAOI as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Sell”.
Price Performance Review of AAOI
On Tuesday, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ:AAOI] saw its stock jump 1.36% to $34.18. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -11.47%. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have risen nearly 8.16% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -1.95% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Applied Optoelectronics Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Optoelectronics Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -2.15 million shares to a total of 12.23 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 14.39 million shares. There was a decline of -17.61%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
