Applied Optoelectronics Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Chief Financial Officer Murry Stefan J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $82377.0 on Jul 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $27.46 per share,3,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Murry Stefan J. now holds 318,036 shares worth roughly $8.98 million.
Then, Murry Stefan J. bought 3,000 shares, generating $82,377 in total proceeds.
Before that, Murry Stefan J. sold 2,000 shares. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares valued at $32,090 were divested by the Chief Financial Officer at a price of $16.05 per share. As a result of the transaction, Murry Stefan J. now holds 321,036 shares, worth roughly $9.06 million.
Wolfe Research initiated its Applied Optoelectronics Inc [AAOI] rating to a Peer perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early March from “a Sell” to “a Neutral”. B. Riley Securities also remained covering AAOI and has decreased its forecast on December 10, 2024 with a “Sell” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Raymond James revised its rating on September 03, 2024. It rated AAOI as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Mkt perform”.
Price Performance Review of AAOI
On Monday, Applied Optoelectronics Inc [NASDAQ:AAOI] saw its stock fall -1.40% to $28.23. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.29%. Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares have risen nearly 157.69% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -23.41% 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 2025-06-13, growing by 1.45 million shares to a total of 12.01 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 10.57 million shares. There was a rise of 12.03%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
