Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI)Technology | Communication Equipment | Sugar Land, United States | NasdaqGM
163.47 USD
+163.47
(2.540%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 6:29 p.m. EDT
This is a high-risk, high-delta momentum play. The short-term thesis suggests a 'golden cross' of momentum and technicals is forming, but the long-term thesis is a weak buy due to persistent free cash flow burn and unsustainable valuations. For a trade, the high open interest at $160/$180 suggests a volatility crush near those highs, but current stats favor trading through resistance as the narrative of massive AI capacity expansion continues to drive price discovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.606678 |
| MSTL | 0.745555 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.750776 |
| AutoETS | 0.750783 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 28.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.110 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.45 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 33.802 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.572 |
| Market Cap | 12,697,552,896 |
| Forward P/E | 51.12 |
| Beta | 3.22 |
| Profit Margins | -8.39% |
| Website | https://www.ao-inc.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 6:29 p.m. EDT: Speculators exhibit significant long-biased positioning, betting on breakouts to overcome heavy OI walls at $160 and $180 (Calls). Put activity remains elevated but is concentrated in deep strikes (>0% or low single digits moneyness), while ATM Put volume spiked recently. 52-Week high signals are clustering, suggesting a 'sell the news' retest of the median target (~$72-$90) before another move higher is probable.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 13.928767 |
| Address1 | 13,139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard |
| All Time High | 163.59 |
| All Time Low | 1.48 |
| Ask | 163.91 |
| Ask Size | 19 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 12,364,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 10,317,062 |
| Average Volume | 10,317,062 |
| Average Volume10Days | 12,364,940 |
| Beta | 3.216 |
| Bid | 162.98 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 9.786 |
| City | Sugar Land |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 163.47 |
| Current Ratio | 2.626 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 163.59 |
| Day Low | 151.65 |
| Debt To Equity | 33.802 |
| Display Name | Applied Optoelectronics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,185,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,185,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | -26,906,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.05904 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -458.437 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 27.067 |
| Enterprise Value | 12,334,692,352 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.815 |
| Eps Forward | 3.1975 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 94.6298 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 68.8402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.72746855 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1,392.8767 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 163.59 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.11999512 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.00073351135 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 153.29001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 15.057957 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.18 - 163.59 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,380,202,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 72,362,318 |
| Forward Eps | 3.1975 |
| Forward P E | 51.124317 |
| Free Cashflow | -383,898,880 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 4,691 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.30044 |
| Gross Profits | 136,912,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04079 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.7125 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 77,675,125 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. The company offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, and distribution equipment, as well as amplifiers. It sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television, telecom equipment manufacturers, fiber-to-the-home, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas. |
| Long Name | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 12,697,552,896 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1043391 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -38,228,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 12,697,552,520 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 159.99 |
| Operating Cashflow | -174,428,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.08565 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.78 |
| Phone | 281 295 1800 |
| Pre Market Change | 3.5014954 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 2.1419804 |
| Pre Market Price | 166.9715 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,759,186 |
| Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 200.57669 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 16.704475 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 27.862925 |
| Profit Margins | -0.08389 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.751 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 163.47 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.54046 |
| Regular Market Day High | 163.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 151.65 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 151.65 - 163.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 159.99 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 163.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,490,240 |
| Return On Assets | -0.03979 |
| Return On Equity | -0.079390004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.339 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.572 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77,675,124 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1182 |
| Shares Short | 9,181,438 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,560,298 |
| Short Name | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.12189999 |
| Short Ratio | 0.68 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | AAOI |
| Target High Price | 140.0 |
| Target Low Price | 54.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 90.3 |
| Target Median Price | 72.5 |
| Total Cash | 206,140,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.741 |
| Total Debt | 248,082,000 |
| Total Revenue | 455,715,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | NaN |
| Trailing Eps | -0.64 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 45.7086 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 117.7614 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 2.5763512 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,490,240 |
| Website | https://www.ao-inc.com |
| Zip | 77,478 |