Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.070-0.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.010. The company issued revenue guidance of $94.0 million-$104.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $98.5 million.

Applied Optoelectronics Trading Down 8.7 %

Shares of AAOI traded down $2.09 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $21.95. 2,324,032 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,497,510. Applied Optoelectronics has a 12-month low of $6.70 and a 12-month high of $44.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $30.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.66 and a beta of 2.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.07). Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 22.36% and a negative net margin of 38.61%. The firm had revenue of $100.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.92 million. Sell-side analysts forecast that Applied Optoelectronics will post -1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on AAOI shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target (up previously from $25.00) on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $44.00 price objective on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Monday. Finally, B. Riley lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Optoelectronics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.60.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director William H. Yeh sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.08, for a total transaction of $430,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 223,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,630,017.04. This represents a 4.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.72, for a total value of $126,880.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 212,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,728,731.88. This trade represents a 1.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 36,298 shares of company stock valued at $1,281,201 over the last three months. Insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.