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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Communication Equipment industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is $1.46B. A total of 3.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.61M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BLACK RICHARD B sold 10,000 shares of AAOI for 35.27 per share on Dec 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 167,813 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 03 ’24, Yeh William H bought 10,000 shares at 43.08 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Yeh William H disposed of 10,000 shares on Dec 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $43.08. This resulted in the Director holding 223,538 shares of AAOI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Loboa Elizabeth G sold 9,790 shares at $41.46 per share on Dec 02 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 114,710.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AAOI has a high of $44.50 and a low of $6.70.
As of this writing, AAOI has an earnings estimate of -$0.02 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.0 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.03.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AAOI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $34.66M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $149.90M in debt and $108.96M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $4.73, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $254.57M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AAOI is Buy with a score of 3.75.
