Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $26.21 Million Holdings in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. $AAOI

Posted by George Bondi on Aug 6th, 2026

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI – Free Report) by 25.9% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 309,894 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 108,325 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Applied Optoelectronics were worth $26,214,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,982,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $173,696,000 after acquiring an additional 358,090 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Applied Optoelectronics by 5,208.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,512,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $122,439,000 after purchasing an additional 3,446,150 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Applied Optoelectronics by 5,321.6% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,229,757 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $77,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,188,630 shares during the period. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 106.2% in the fourth quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 1,700,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $59,293,000 after purchasing an additional 875,903 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Applied Optoelectronics by 157.1% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,699,855 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $59,257,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038,775 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.70% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang sold 40,329 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.60, for a total value of $6,880,127.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 286,124 shares in the company, valued at $48,812,754.40. This represents a 12.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider David C. Kuo sold 29,227 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.53, for a total transaction of $4,867,172.31. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 149,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,825,959.34. This represents a 16.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 506,215 shares of company stock worth $87,409,447 in the last three months. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Optoelectronics Price Performance

AAOI stock opened at $128.56 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -194.79 and a beta of 3.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a current ratio of 3.83. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.50 and a 52-week high of $233.67. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $138.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.41.

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $151.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.98 million. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative return on equity of 4.64% and a negative net margin of 8.55%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 51.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.02) earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on AAOI shares. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.80.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Applied Optoelectronics

Applied Optoelectronics Profile

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc develops and manufactures high-speed fiber-optic networking products designed to support the growing bandwidth demands of data centers, telecommunications carriers and internet content providers. The company’s core offerings include pluggable optical transceiver modules, transponders and optical components that enable data transmission at rates ranging from 1G to 400G. These products are used to facilitate long-haul, metro and intra-data center connectivity, addressing the need for scalable, low-latency and energy-efficient solutions in modern network infrastructures.

The company’s product portfolio spans small-form factor pluggable modules such as SFP+, QSFP+ and QSFP28 units, as well as more advanced form factors like CFP2 and OSFP for ultra-high-speed applications.