29 May, 2017
Insiders have sold a total of 77,048 shares of company stock valued at $4,933,946 over the last quarter. Its down 0.42, from 1.74 in 2016Q3. The company has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.18 and a beta of 2.55. A number of factors can affect the attractiveness of a stock in the hours between the closing bell and the next day's opening bell. About 375,953 shares traded. First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has risen 29.07% since May 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 12.37% the S&P500. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 42,242 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,890,751.92. The institutional investor held 87,262 shares of the technology company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $2.05M, down from 104,578 at the end of the previous reported quarter.
Watching some historical volatility numbers on shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Analysts have a mean recommendation of 2.10 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, "hold" within the 3 range, "sell" within the 4 range, and "strong sell" within the 5 range). The stock closed the most recent session at $71.51 after seeing 3882582 shares trade hands.
Analysts gives Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) a mean recommendation of 1.90. It has outperformed by 605.35% the S&P500.
Since February 28, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 15 insider sales for $7.57 million activity. Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) sold $595,013 worth of stock or 10,000 shares.
In other news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 3,168 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 18th.
Taking a look at valuation rankings for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 4th.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.32 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.06, from 0.99 in 2016Q3. 29 funds opened positions while 33 raised stakes. Toth Advisory Corporation stated it has 51,150 shares or 0.34% of all its holdings. 335 were accumulated by Parallax Volatility Advisers L P. Marshall Wace Ltd Liability Partnership reported 231,747 shares stake. The legal version of this piece of content can be accessed at https://www.thecerbatgem.com/2017/05/28/applied-optoelectronics-inc-aaoi-stake-boosted-by-raymond-james-financial-services-advisors-inc-updated.html. Goldman Sachs Group Inc accumulated 0.01% or 770,214 shares. In general, a company with a score closer to 0 would be seen as undervalued, and a score closer to 100 would indicate an overvalued company. Vertical Research restated a "sell" rating on shares of Applied Optoelectronics in a research report on Thursday, March 30th. Seaward Mgmt Lp holds 0.35% of its portfolio in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) for 181,573 shares. First Corp In holds 0.48% or 22,048 shares in its portfolio. Finally, Suntrust Banks Inc. bought a new position in Applied Optoelectronics during the first quarter valued at approximately $411,000. Engineers Gate Manager Limited Partnership invested in 0.09% or 37,675 shares. Driehaus Mngmt Ltd Liability reported 120,580 shares. Spark Invest Management Limited Liability reported 113,400 shares or 0.22% of all its holdings. 43,739 are owned by Raymond James & Assocs. Meeder Asset Incorporated invested 0% in Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI). Therefore 60% are positive. AAOI was included in 6 notes of analysts from August 6, 2015. The firm has "Outperform" rating given on Thursday, August 6 by Northland Capital. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:AAOI) presently has a 10 month price index of 5.61303. Shares are trading 33.47% above their 50-day moving average, and 116.51% below their 200-day moving average. What Optical Network Woes?" published on May 08, 2017 as well as Seekingalpha.com's news article titled: "Applied Optoelectronics: "Worth The Hype?" with publication date: "May 11, 2017. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Optoelectronics during the first quarter worth about $196,000. Regardless, closing prices are a useful tool that investors use to quantify changes in stock prices over time. It also reduced Halliburton Co (NYSE:HAL) stake by 125,538 shares and now owns 376,983 shares. Therefore 53% are positive. The rating was downgraded by UBS to "Neutral" on Tuesday, January 5. The rating was maintained by FBR Capital on Friday, October 14 with "Mkt Perform". The firm has "Buy" rating by Topeka Capital Markets given on Friday, November 20. JP Morgan has "Overweight" rating and $83 target. On Monday, December 19 the stock rating was maintained by Maxim Group with "Buy". The firm has "Sector Perform" rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Tuesday, February 16. The company is set at a mean analysts' recommendation of 2.70. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.
