AAOI Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.40%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $547,533.80
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $3,165,736.97

Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History Chart

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Applied Optoelectronics Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $39.82
Price Change: Price Increase of +3.1 (8.44%)
As of 12/24/2024 02:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for AAOI up to the past year.

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Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
12/16/2024Richard B BlackDirectorSell10,000$35.27$352,700.00167,813View SEC Filing Icon  
12/3/2024William H YehDirectorSell10,000$43.08$430,800.00223,538View SEC Filing Icon  
11/29/2024Min-Chu (Mike) ChenDirectorSell9,790$40.00$391,600.00165,054View SEC Filing Icon  
11/26/2024Richard B BlackDirectorSell8,162$37.18$303,463.16View SEC Filing Icon  
11/21/2024Elizabeth G LoboaDirectorSell13,494$36.54$493,070.76124,500View SEC Filing Icon  
11/20/2024Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangInsiderSell20,323$30.35$616,803.05195,572View SEC Filing Icon  
11/20/2024Stefan J MurryCFOSell5,000$31.56$157,800.00216,129View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2024David C KuoInsiderSell10,000$26.93$269,300.00118,122View SEC Filing Icon  
9/24/2024David C KuoInsiderSell10,000$15.02$150,200.00132,921View SEC Filing Icon  
3/18/2024Che-Wei LinDirectorBuy31,370$12.70$398,399.00220,133View SEC Filing Icon  
3/18/2024Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOBuy11,780$12.66$149,134.801,218,160View SEC Filing Icon  
12/14/2023Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehInsiderSell42,779$22.39$957,821.81251,351View SEC Filing Icon  
9/14/2023Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOBuy15,000$9.79$146,850.001,252,471View SEC Filing Icon  
8/22/2023Stefan J MurryCFOSell15,000$15.88$238,200.00222,130View SEC Filing Icon  
8/21/2023William H YehDirectorSell10,000$15.22$152,200.00189,255View SEC Filing Icon  
8/11/2023Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOBuy15,802$12.60$199,105.201,197,335View SEC Filing Icon  
8/9/2023Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehInsiderSell45,000$12.10$544,500.00301,404View SEC Filing Icon  
8/8/2023Stefan J MurryCFOSell60,000$11.82$709,200.00237,130View SEC Filing Icon  
2/17/2023Stefan J MurryCFOSell3,000$2.96$8,880.00189,859View SEC Filing Icon  
1/17/2023Stefan J MurryCFOSell1,300$2.51$3,263.00205,130View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2022David C KuoGeneral CounselSell4,581$2.16$9,894.96106,649View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2022David C KuoGeneral CounselSell9,027$2.16$19,498.32116,799View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2022Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOBuy44,443$2.20$97,774.60894,466View SEC Filing Icon  
10/17/2022Stefan J MurryCFOSell3,000$2.83$8,490.00227,629View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI)

61.72% of Applied Optoelectronics stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at AAOI by year and by quarter.

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Applied Optoelectronics Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/20/2024Virtu Financial LLC24,634$0.35M0.0%N/A0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2024Barclays PLC56,920$0.82M0.0%+37.4%0.126%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/16/2024Geode Capital Management LLC909,559$13.02M0.0%+7.1%2.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Barclays PLC56,920$0.82M0.0%+37.4%0.126%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd23,764$0.34M0.0%N/A0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024XTX Topco Ltd77,520$1.11M0.1%N/A0.172%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Whale Rock Capital Management LLC1,128,238$16.15M0.2%N/A2.503%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Sora Investors LLC250,000$3.58M0.6%-44.4%0.555%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024State Street Corp887,259$12.70M0.0%+27.7%1.968%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Pingora Partners LLC5,700$82K0.1%N/A0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd33,571$0.49M0.1%N/A0.074%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Portolan Capital Management LLC658,592$9.42M0.7%-21.7%1.461%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024JAT Capital Mgmt LP452,155$6.47M1.0%N/A1.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC67,275$0.96M0.0%-5.0%0.149%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024MetLife Investment Management LLC21,565$0.31M0.0%+129.1%0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets7,822$0.11M0.0%-93.2%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024FMR LLC6,137$88K0.0%+3,290.6%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company14,667$0.21M0.0%+3.4%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Truvestments Capital LLC15,862$0.23M0.1%+24.3%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Westfield Capital Management Co. LP1,329,093$19.02M0.1%N/A3.250%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Citigroup Inc.345,612$4.95M0.0%+4.9%0.845%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.108,814$1.56M0.0%+2.9%0.266%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Royce & Associates LP1,596,545$22.85M0.2%+47.7%3.904%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Kovack Advisors Inc.54,500$0.78M0.1%N/A0.133%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.13,017$0.19M0.0%N/A0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2024GSA Capital Partners LLP26,915$0.39M0.0%-70.4%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2024Emerald Advisers LLC526,458$7.53M0.3%+2.7%1.353%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2024Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.92,202$1.32M0.1%N/A0.237%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2024Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust410,154$5.87M0.3%+2.8%1.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2024Rice Hall James & Associates LLC235,763$3.37M0.2%+75.8%0.606%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/19/2024Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC21,176$0.30M0.0%N/A0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/19/2024Point72 Asset Management L.P.1,335,488$11.07M0.0%-5.1%3.432%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/19/2024Connective Capital Management LLC30,122$0.25M0.4%N/A0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2024Driehaus Capital Management LLC841,974$6.98M0.1%-75.4%2.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Shellback Capital LP1,039,438$8.62M0.6%N/A2.672%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company14,184$0.12M0.0%N/A0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024AQR Capital Management LLC75,981$0.63M0.0%+90.7%0.195%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Caxton Associates LP411,054$3.41M0.1%+550.5%1.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd.128,524$1.07M0.2%+15.3%0.330%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Point72 Hong Kong Ltd10,731$89K0.0%N/A0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Squarepoint Ops LLC308,832$2.56M0.0%+66.5%0.794%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Marshall Wace LLP541,787$4.49M0.0%+51.1%1.392%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Hood River Capital Management LLC1,375,404$11.40M0.2%-4.4%3.535%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Sei Investments Co.23,425$0.19M0.0%N/A0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Dimensional Fund Advisors LP616,701$5.11M0.0%+4.1%1.585%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024American Century Companies Inc.153,008$1.27M0.0%-69.5%0.393%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Rice Hall James & Associates LLC134,123$1.11M0.1%-4.7%0.345%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2024Quest Partners LLC4,185$35K0.0%-49.0%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2024Emerald Advisers LLC512,721$4.25M0.2%-3.0%1.318%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Acuitas Investments LLC331,221$2.75M1.5%+38.4%0.851%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2024Rhumbline Advisers54,206$0.45M0.0%N/A0.139%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2024Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.178,500$1.48M0.4%-5.6%0.459%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2024Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank9,281$77K0.0%+272.1%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Summit Securities Group LLC13,189$0.11M0.0%N/A0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Bank of New York Mellon Corp115,273$0.96M0.0%N/A0.296%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024California State Teachers Retirement System36,885$0.51M0.0%N/A0.095%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024Janus Henderson Group PLC27,869$0.39M0.0%N/A0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024Kennedy Capital Management LLC463,213$6.42M0.1%+88.6%1.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024Caxton Associates LP63,187$0.88M0.0%N/A0.162%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Whale Rock Capital Management LLC1,333,957$18.49M0.3%+30.0%3.428%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Hood River Capital Management LLC1,439,404$19.95M0.4%+6.5%3.699%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Truvestments Capital LLC11,627$0.16M0.1%N/A0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.25,000$0.35M0.1%-31.5%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Gabelli Funds LLC27,000$0.37M0.0%-34.1%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Gamco Investors INC. ET AL97,400$1.35M0.0%-14.5%0.250%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co3,293$46K0.0%N/A0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Vanguard Group Inc.1,954,498$27.09M0.0%+29.2%5.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Swiss National Bank81,000$1.12M0.0%N/A0.209%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024SG Americas Securities LLC11,859$0.16M0.0%-97.6%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/3/2024GSA Capital Partners LLP87,844$1.22M0.1%+34.6%0.227%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.189,000$2.62M0.6%N/A0.488%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets49,661$0.69M0.0%+245.7%0.128%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong831,200$11.52M1.4%+30.4%2.165%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Assenagon Asset Management S.A.631,799$8.76M0.0%+875.9%1.645%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2024Rice Hall James & Associates LLC140,688$1.95M0.1%N/A0.366%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/27/2024Nomura Holdings Inc.77,689$1.50M0.0%N/A0.202%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/1/2024Goldman Sachs Group Inc.853,948$16.50M0.0%+9,687.4%2.224%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2024CenterBook Partners LP119,614$2.31M0.3%N/A0.337%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024Gabelli Funds LLC41,000$0.79M0.0%-44.2%0.115%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC21,188$0.41M0.2%N/A0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Trexquant Investment LP165,070$3.19M0.1%+16.2%0.464%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Jump Financial LLC10,500$0.20M0.0%-64.0%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Mach 1 Financial Group LLC18,981$0.37M0.1%N/A0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024White Pine Capital LLC35,643$0.69M0.3%N/A0.100%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Headlands Technologies LLC9,899$0.19M0.1%N/A0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Kovack Advisors Inc.74,651$1.44M0.2%-48.9%0.210%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Acuitas Investments LLC155,781$3.01M1.5%N/A0.438%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Bailard Inc.15,800$0.31M0.0%N/A0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/31/2024CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong637,200$12.31M1.1%+380.6%1.793%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/17/2024Assenagon Asset Management S.A.64,743$1.25M0.0%N/A0.182%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/12/2024SG Americas Securities LLC502,879$9.72M0.1%N/A1.415%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/6/2023Citigroup Inc.318,270$3.49M0.0%+0.6%0.896%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2023Kennedy Capital Management LLC145,000$1.59M0.0%-72.4%0.436%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2023Quadrature Capital Ltd130,795$1.44M0.0%N/A0.393%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2023B. Riley Asset Management LLC99,300$1.09M0.4%N/A0.298%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2023Trexquant Investment LP142,093$1.56M0.0%N/A0.427%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2023Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.127,692$1.40M0.0%N/A0.384%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2023EAM Investors LLC405,239$4.45M0.9%-46.5%1.218%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2023Citigroup Inc.318,270$3.49M0.0%+0.6%0.956%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2023Gabelli Funds LLC73,500$0.81M0.0%-33.5%0.221%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Applied Optoelectronics logo
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers. The company 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.
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Today's Range

Now: $39.82
Low: $36.22
High: $40.16

50 Day Range

MA: $28.20
Low: $15.62
High: $44.03

52 Week Range

Now: $39.82
Low: $6.70
High: $44.50

Volume

1,800,586 shs

Average Volume

2,756,322 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.87 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

2.36

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Applied Optoelectronics?

Applied Optoelectronics' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
  2. Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
  3. Stefan J Murry (CFO)
  4. William H Yeh (Director)
  5. Che-Wei Lin (Director)
  6. Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
  7. Richard B Black (Director)
  8. Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (Director)
  9. David C Kuo (Insider)
  10. Elizabeth G Loboa (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Applied Optoelectronics.

Who are the major institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics?

Applied Optoelectronics' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Royce & Associates LP — 3.90%
  2. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP — 3.25%
  3. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC — 2.50%
  4. Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.02%
  5. State Street Corp — 1.97%
  6. Portolan Capital Management LLC — 1.46%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics stock.

Which major investors are selling Applied Optoelectronics stock?

In the last quarter, AAOI stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Sora Investors LLC
  2. Portolan Capital Management LLC
  3. BNP Paribas Financial Markets
  4. GSA Capital Partners LLP
  5. Walleye Capital LLC
  6. Wolverine Trading LLC
  7. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC
Within the last year, company insiders that have sold Applied Optoelectronics company stock include:
  1. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
  2. Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
  3. Stefan J Murry (CFO)
  4. William H Yeh (Director)
  5. Che-Wei Lin (Director)
  6. Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
  7. Richard B Black (Director)
Learn More investors selling Applied Optoelectronics stock.

Which major investors are buying Applied Optoelectronics stock?

During the last quarter, AAOI stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP
  2. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC
  3. Royce & Associates LP
  4. JAT Capital Mgmt LP
  5. State Street Corp
  6. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC
  7. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.
  8. XTX Topco Ltd
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Applied Optoelectronics stock:
  1. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
  2. Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
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