Audited annual filings, TTM ratios and consensus forward estimates
Wall Street price targets and rating actions
Revenue disaggregation per 10-K filing
Annual filings (FY) with consensus forward estimates (hatched)
Current price $67.51
Latest analyst grade actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Previous | New grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 26 | B. Riley Securities | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 7, 26 | Rosenblatt | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 7, 26 | Needham | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 22, 26 | Needham | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Jun 22, 26 | Rosenblatt | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| May 8, 26 | Rosenblatt | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Apr 21, 26 | Needham | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 9, 26 | Rosenblatt | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 27, 26 | Rosenblatt | maintain | Buy | Buy |
1255 daily bars · split adjusted
Daily · Wilder smoothing
Classic floor pivots from 2026-10-23
Computed from daily OHLCV bars
| Indicator | Value | Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 30.40 | Oscillator | Neutral |
| Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3) | 4.00 | Oscillator | Buy |
| Williams %R (14) | -98.10 | Oscillator | Buy |
| MACD (12, 26, 9) | -10.00 (Hist -3.52) | Oscillator | Strong Sell |
| Average Directional Index (14) | 26.51 (+DI 14.4 / -DI 40.5) | Trend | Strong Sell |
| EMA 20 | 89.97 | MA | Strong Sell |
| SMA 20 | 96.06 | MA | Strong Sell |
| EMA 50 | 102.20 | MA | Strong Sell |
| SMA 50 | 104.93 | MA | Strong Sell |
| SMA 200 | 113.13 | MA | Strong Sell |
TTM vs. 5-year historical average (annual ratios)
| Metric | AAOI | Historical (5Y) / ref | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio (TTM) | -86.7x | -15.4x · sector 44.2x | Discount |
| Forward P/E (FY26E) | 91.3x | EPS est. 0.74 | Discount |
| Price / Book | 3.3x | 2.6x | Elevated |
| Price / Sales | 9.6x | 2.9x | Elevated |
| EV / EBITDA | -219.5x | -37.0x | Elevated |
| Return on equity | -5.6% | — | Weak |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 23.0% | Above hist. |
| Debt / Equity | 0.16 | 0.61 | Conservative |
| Piotroski / Altman Z | 2/9 | Z 5.68 | Safe zone |
Discounted cash flow model
Free float vs. closely held shares
13F institutional holdings are not available in the current data plan.
SEC Form 4 filings
| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Shares @ price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 26 | Murry Stefan J. | officer: Chief Financial Officer | S-Sale | 4,000 @ $102.87 | $411.5K |
FY2025 · 10-K disclosure
FY2025 · 10-K disclosure
| Oct 5, 26 |
| Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) |
| officer: *** See Remarks |
| S-Sale |
| 6,000 @ $120.03 |
| $720.2K |
| Sep 15, 26 | Black Richard B | director | G-Gift | 2,200 | — |
| Sep 8, 26 | Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) | officer: *** See Remarks | S-Sale | 32,172 @ $110.21 | $3.55M |
| Sep 10, 26 | Murry Stefan J. | officer: Chief Financial Officer | S-Sale | 4,000 @ $105.33 | $421.3K |
| Aug 18, 26 | Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) | officer: *** See Remarks | S-Sale | 6,000 @ $147.73 | $886.4K |
| Aug 10, 26 | Murry Stefan J. | officer: Chief Financial Officer | S-Sale | 4,000 @ $144.79 | $579.2K |
| Jul 31, 26 | Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) | director, officer: President and CEO | A-Award | 9,251 | — |
Stock news · updated daily
Applied Optoelectronics holds an edge over Cerebras in the AI infrastructure race, backed by surging optical demand, capacity expansion, and a stronger earnings outlook.
Optical networking stocks that powered the AI data-center trade this year are falling fast, and the selling is landing on the group's biggest names at once. Coherent (NYSE:COHR | COHR Price Prediction) stock is trading at $209.
Applied Optoelectronics collapsed while its revenue set records, and two analysts still see it nearly tripling from here. The gap between that optimism and the stock's brutal reality comes down to one upcoming shipment window.
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock jumped 5% to $79.01 on Monday as optics names advanced ahead of upcoming earnings reports. Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE | LITE Price Prediction) shares rose 4% to $856.18, while Coherent (NYSE:COHR) stock climbed 2% to $236.93.
Applied Optoelectronics stock dropped over 23% this week amid broader fears of slowing artificial intelligence infrastructure spending. Concerns about major technology companies facing capital constraints are hitting optical networking component suppliers across the industry.
SUGAR LAND, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) ("AOI"), a leading provider of advanced optical and HFC networking products that power AI, today announced that it will release financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, November 5, 2026. AOI will host a conference call and webcast for analysts and investors to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results and outlook for its fourth quarter 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Optical suppliers tied to the artificial intelligence (AI) data center buildout are extending their slide as money shifts into defensive sectors. Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock is down 6% to $80.97 in early trading, leading the group lower.
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock is down 11.3% to trade at $86.71, as the AI infrastructure trade wobbles.
Reported EPS vs. consensus estimate
| Report date | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | 0.02 | 0.06 | Beat 296.6% | $191.9M |
| May 7, 2026 | -0.05 | -0.07 | Miss -42.9% | $151.1M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | -0.12 | -0.01 | Beat 91.7% | $134.3M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -0.10 | -0.09 | Beat 10.0% | $118.6M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -0.08 | -0.16 | Miss -100.0% | $103.0M |
| May 8, 2025 | -0.04 | -0.02 | Beat 50.0% | $99.86M |
SEC EDGAR filings · last 12 months
| Form | Filed | Accepted | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oct 14, 2026 | 2026-10-14 16:05:04 | View |
| 4 | Oct 7, 2026 | 2026-10-07 16:05:03 | View |
| 4 | Sep 17, 2026 | 2026-09-17 16:08:36 | View |
| 8-K | Sep 15, 2026 | 2026-09-15 16:05:44 | View |
| 4 | Sep 10, 2026 | 2026-09-10 16:27:31 | View |
| 4 | Sep 10, 2026 | 2026-09-10 16:27:17 | View |
| 8-K | Sep 10, 2026 | 2026-09-10 16:05:16 | View |
| 8-K | Sep 1, 2026 | 2026-09-01 16:26:28 | View |
| 8-K | Aug 24, 2026 | 2026-08-24 16:03:27 | View |
| 8-K | Aug 21, 2026 | 2026-08-21 16:14:19 | View |
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) disclosures