AAOI · Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $5.03B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 76.64M |
| Beta | 4.12 |
| Volatility 30D | 111.1% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Communications |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Very High |
| Clavix score | 21.3 |
| Price | 47.56 |
| Change | −19.76% |
| Prev Close | 59.27 |
| Open | 62.06 |
| Day Low | 57.24 |
| Day High | 64.13 |
| Avg Vol | 12 |
| Avg $ Vol | $695.1M |
| 52W High | 233.67 |
| 52W Low | 18.50 |
| 52W Pos | 13.5% |
| From High | −79.65% |
| From Low | +157.08% |
| Max DD 1Y | −73.43% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −40.27% |
| SMA 50 | −50.23% |
| SMA 200 | −58.48% |
| RSI (14) | 32.2 |
| Vol 90D | 120.1% |
| Vol 1Y | 139.2% |
| 1Y Range | 18–234 |
| Daily bars | 900 |
| Perf Week | −27.91% |
| Perf Month | −54.46% |
| Perf Quarter | −52.29% |
| Perf Half Y | −66.80% |
| Perf Year | +79.39% |
| Perf YTD | +20.10% |
| Prev Day | −19.76% |
| Clavix | F |
| Debt / Eq | 0.05 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.63 |
| Int Cover | -7.1× |
| FCF Margin | −77.6% |
| Rev Growth | +82.8% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 9 / 9 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayAAOI grades F, 21.3 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (79), most exposed on Price Stability (4, weak). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Communications median. Ranks 9 of 9 in Communications by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| AAOI | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 4.12 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 111.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −73.4% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 5.77% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 170 (67%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| AAOI | Communications median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 4.12 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Very High | High 56% of 9 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Communications names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| AAOI | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −27.9% |
| 1 month | −54.5% |
| Year to date | +20.1% |
| 1 year | +79.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| AAOI | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 24 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 5 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 5 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Communications names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| AAOI | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +82.8% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Communications median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openOn October 30, 2026, Applied Optoelectronics entered a new credit agreement with lenders and East West Bank, replacing its prior credit facility. The agreement provides $30 million in revolving commitments and $170 million in initial term-loan commitments, matures on October 30, 2030, and allows AAOI to request up to $50 million of additional term loans under certain conditions.
The preview maintains a Buy rating on Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) even though the stock has fallen 30% since the initial recommendation. It says record second-quarter revenue and profitability were overshadowed by an at-the-market share sale, customer supply-chain problems and large losses under standard accounting rules, while capacity expansion remains on track.
Applied Optoelectronics’ cable television equipment business is gaining traction as customers adopt DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades, with strong amplifier shipments and expanding customer adoption. The article says this is improving AAOI’s growth prospects amid competition from LITE and COHR.
Applied Optoelectronics’ cable television business is gaining traction as operators upgrade cable networks to DOCSIS 4.0, a newer broadband technology. The company is seeing strong amplifier shipments, which boost cable signals, and growing customer adoption.
Needham & Company lowered its Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) price target from $190 to $170 in a Tuesday research report while maintaining a "buy" rating. The article reports no change in AAOI's operations, finances, or share-price performance.
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| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | D | $56.77B | — | 1.63 | Compare |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc | A- | $82.25B | 38.08 | 0.87 | Compare |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C+ | $225.1B | 52.98 | 1.62 | Compare |
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