Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s recently made public that its Chief Financial Officer Murry Stefan J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $38697.0 on May 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $19.35 per share,2,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Murry Stefan J. now holds 323,036 shares worth roughly $5.45 million.
Then, Murry Stefan J. bought 2,000 shares, generating $38,697 in total proceeds.
Before that, Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) sold 23,837 shares. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares valued at $454,278 were divested by the insider at a price of $19.06 per share. As a result of the transaction, Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) now holds 278,842 shares, worth roughly $4.7 million.
B. Riley Securities upgraded its Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early December from “a Neutral” to “a Sell”. Raymond James also remained covering AAOI and has increased its forecast on September 03, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. B. Riley Securities revised its rating on February 23, 2024. It rated AAOI as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of AAOI
On Friday, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ:AAOI] saw its stock jump 0.24% to $16.87. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.73%. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have fallen nearly -54.23% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 59.45% over the past one year.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AAOI Stock
How much short interest is there in Applied Optoelectronics Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Optoelectronics Inc stocks on 2025-05-15, growing by 0.97 million shares to a total of 10.57 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 9.59 million shares. There was a rise of 9.23%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 30, 2024 when Rosenblatt began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $23 price target.
