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AAOI Stock Analysis

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. · current price $106.21 (-6.29% today)

Solid setup — 86% revenue growth, +18% 30-day momentum. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
65
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
27
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
53
Solid fundamentals
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
90
Looks cheap
is the price fair?
Sentiment
28
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
6
High risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
GrowthGrowth: 1001001-month momentum1-month momentum: 9090Near 52w highNear 52w high: 100100Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 8282Earnings accelerationEarnings acceleration: 100100FundamentalsFundamentals: 7979News sentimentNews sentiment: 8282
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 28.9%28.9%OperatingOperating: -12.9%-12.9%NetNet: -9.6%-9.6%Free cash flowFree cash flow: -100.9%-100.9%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +300.0% vs estimate+300%2026-062026-03: -44.8% vs estimate-45%2026-032025-12: +91.1% vs estimate+91%2025-122025-09: -2.3% vs estimate-2%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading AAOI’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading AAOI’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI)

Latest earnings

EPS
$-0.09 vs $-0.09 est · -2.3% vs estimate MISS
Revenue
$191.9M · +61.8% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
+17.9%
Beat streak
2 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
23.1×
Forward P/E
23.1×
PEG
0.78
Price / Sales
15.1×
Price / Book
5.4×
EV / EBITDA
-273.6×
Analyst target
$163.40
Target range
$109.00 – $220.00
Implied upside
+53.8%
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Financial health

Gross margin
28.9%
Operating margin
-12.9%
Net margin
-9.6%
FCF margin
-100.9%
Return on equity
-5.4%
Debt / equity
0.18
Revenue growth YoY
+86.4%
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Technicals

$18.5052-week range$233.67
RSI (14)
43
50-day MA
$122.55
200-day MA
$99.47
ATR (14)
13.56
Beta
3.79
1-month return
+17.9%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$-0.09$-0.09-2.3%Miss
2025-12-31$-0.01$-0.11+91.1%Beat
2026-03-31$-0.07$-0.05-44.8%Miss
2026-06-30$0.06$0.01+300.0%Beat
Beat 2 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.13%
Beta
3.79
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Latest news on AAOI

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What is AAOI's Quant Score?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 65/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

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