Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, the President and CEO of $AAOI, bought 5,750 shares of the company on 08-14-2025 for an estimated $124,315. This trade was reported by Quiver Quantitative using data from a recent SEC filing. This increased their holdings of this class of stock by approximately 0.3%. Following this trade, they now own 1,661,165 shares of this class of $AAOI stock.
$AAOI Insider Trading Activity
$AAOI insiders have traded $AAOI stock on the open market 22 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 13 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AAOI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CHIH-HSIANG (THOMPSON) LIN (President and CEO) has made 8 purchases buying 47,875 shares for an estimated $983,692 and 0 sales.
- HUNG-LUN (FRED) CHANG (*** See Remarks) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 39,621 shares for an estimated $812,589.
- WILLIAM H YEH has made 3 purchases buying 18,000 shares for an estimated $405,700 and 0 sales.
- DAVID C KUO (*** See Remarks) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 13,426 shares for an estimated $262,893.
- STEFAN J. MURRY (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 11,000 shares for an estimated $221,193.
- MIN-CHU (MIKE) CHEN purchased 7,500 shares for an estimated $171,825
- CHE-WEI LIN purchased 4,609 shares for an estimated $99,738
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$AAOI Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 105 institutional investors add shares of $AAOI stock to their portfolio, and 92 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JAT CAPITAL MGMT LP removed 1,851,730 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $28,424,055
- NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC added 1,812,315 shares (+207.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $46,558,372
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 1,468,740 shares (-65.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $37,731,930
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 1,293,097 shares (+46.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $33,219,661
- CLOUDALPHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED/HONG KONG added 1,133,115 shares (+410.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $29,109,724
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 976,520 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $25,086,798
- DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 940,913 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $24,172,054
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$AAOI Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AAOI in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/08/2025
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 07/25/2025
- Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 06/26/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $AAOI, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AAOI forecast page.
$AAOI Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AAOI recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $AAOI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $27.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Kang from B. Riley Securities set a target price of $15.0 on 08/08/2025
- Simon Leopold from Raymond James set a target price of $25.0 on 08/08/2025
- Ryan Koontz from Needham set a target price of $32.0 on 07/25/2025
- Mike Genovese from Rosenblatt set a target price of $30.0 on 06/26/2025
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