$50,000 of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues related to trade. H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
AAOI Insider Trading Activity
AAOI insiders have traded $AAOI stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AAOI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- HUNG-LUN (FRED) CHANG (*** See Remarks) sold 23,837 shares for an estimated $454,278
- CHIH-HSIANG (THOMPSON) LIN (President and CEO) has made 2 purchases buying 21,200 shares for an estimated $386,221 and 0 sales.
- STEFAN J. MURRY (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 11,000 shares for an estimated $221,193.
- DAVID C KUO (*** See Remarks) sold 11,426 shares for an estimated $218,213
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 93 institutional investors add shares of AAOI stock to their portfolio, and 78 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
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 976,520 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $25,086,798
- OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ added 889,026 shares (+179.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $13,646,549
- YONG RONG (HK) ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD removed 750,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $11,512,500
- POINT72 HONG KONG LTD added 742,734 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $11,400,966
- JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. removed 633,600 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $9,725,760
- UBS GROUP AG added 515,486 shares (+126.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $7,912,710
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:
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 07/25/2025
- Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 06/26/2025
- Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 05/09/2025
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 3 analysts offer price targets for $AAOI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $30.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- 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
- Simon Leopold from Raymond James set a target price of $18.0 on 05/09/2025
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