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Stocks Info
Applied Optoelectronics Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Communication Equipment industry. The current market capitalization of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is $1.56B. A total of 1.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.78M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Murry Stefan J. sold 2,298 shares of AAOI for 35.17 per share on Jan 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 209,831 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, Murry Stefan J. bought 2,298 shares at 35.17 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BLACK RICHARD B disposed of 10,000 shares on Jan 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $29.00. This resulted in the Director holding 157,813 shares of AAOI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Murry Stefan J. sold 4,000 shares at $31.72 per share on Jan 16 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 212,129.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable 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
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
