Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

NasdaqGM:AAOI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.9b

Applied Optoelectronics Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NasdaqGM:AAOI Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
15 Aug 25SellUS$44,680David KuoIndividual2,000US$22.34
15 Aug 25SellUS$268,440Stefan MurryIndividual12,000US$22.37
14 Aug 25BuyUS$99,739Che-Wei LinIndividual4,609US$21.64
14 Aug 25BuyUS$174,057Chih-Hsiang LinIndividual8,075US$21.62
14 Aug 25BuyUS$405,700William YehIndividual18,000US$23.15
13 Aug 25BuyUS$171,825Min-Chu ChenIndividual7,500US$22.91
13 Aug 25BuyUS$423,413Chih-Hsiang LinIndividual18,600US$23.14
13 Aug 25SellUS$358,311Hung-Lun ChangIndividual15,784US$22.70
14 May 25SellUS$218,214David KuoIndividual11,426US$19.10
13 May 25BuyUS$386,222Chih-Hsiang LinIndividual21,200US$18.24
13 May 25SellUS$454,278Hung-Lun ChangIndividual23,837US$19.06
03 Dec 24SellUS$430,807William YehIndividual10,000US$43.08
02 Dec 24SellUS$405,919Elizabeth LoboaIndividual9,790US$41.46
29 Nov 24SellUS$391,600Min-Chu ChenIndividual9,790US$40.00
26 Nov 24SellUS$303,430Richard BlackIndividual8,162US$37.18
21 Nov 24SellUS$493,117Elizabeth LoboaIndividual13,494US$36.54
20 Nov 24SellUS$157,784Stefan MurryIndividual5,000US$31.56
20 Nov 24SellUS$616,832Hung-Lun ChangIndividual20,323US$30.35

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: AAOI insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of AAOI?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Individual Insiders3,145,1725.04%
General Public24,864,01939.9%
Institutions34,357,28955.1%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 52.5%.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 49.22% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
6.81%
BlackRock, Inc.
4,248,095US$132.3m22%no data
6.53%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
4,072,660US$126.8m46.5%no data
4.3%
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
2,684,732US$83.6m208%0.06%
3.03%
Oberweis Asset Management, Inc.
1,888,041US$58.8m36.3%1.95%
2.37%
Norges Bank Investment Management
1,477,489US$46.0m0%no data
2.26%
CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited
1,408,983US$43.9m411%3.95%
2.17%
Chih-Hsiang Lin
1,353,128US$42.1m4.71%no data
2.06%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
1,285,693US$40.0m18.8%no data
1.96%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
1,222,887US$38.1m9.89%no data
1.81%
UBS Asset Management AG
1,126,487US$35.1m13.8%no data
1.59%
Emerald Advisers, LLC
991,277US$30.9m2.47%0.63%
1.57%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
977,979US$30.5m18.2%0.06%
1.51%
Driehaus Capital Management LLC
940,913US$29.3m84.3%0.16%
1.47%
Morgan Stanley
915,914US$28.5m-35%no data
1.45%
Royce & Associates, LP
906,653US$28.2m3.44%0.26%
1.23%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
769,229US$24.0m-65.7%0.02%
1.16%
Citigroup Inc.
725,107US$22.6m-31.9%0.01%
0.87%
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
541,103US$16.8m715%0.02%
0.79%
Bank of America Corporation
491,640US$15.3m-39.3%no data
0.78%
Northern Trust Global Investments
483,600US$15.1m17.9%no data
0.76%
Tudor Investment Corporation
476,742US$14.8m3.9%0.11%
0.73%
Portolan Capital Management, LLC
455,322US$14.2m0%0.76%
0.68%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
426,709US$13.3m6.98%no data
0.67%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
414,909US$12.9m-26.3%no data
0.66%
Capital Fund Management S.A.
413,572US$12.9m841%0.16%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/17 02:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/17 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Ku KangB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Richard ShannonCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC