AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

BEARISH Impact: 6/10 Insider Cluster (1 insider)
Horizon days Filed Mar 16, 2026 Processed 2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $6.6M total
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
AAOI ▲ +109.04% at T+60d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -109.04% · α vs SPY -98.55% · entry $94.07 → $196.64
Last close $169.05 (close Jun 12) · -79.71% from $94.07 entry (call sign-flipped)
Entry anchored
Mar 13, 04:16 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-8.23%
call +8.23% · α +8.50%
$86.33
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
+1.80%
call -1.80% · α -3.84%
$95.76
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
+55.62%
call -55.62% · α -51.84%
$146.39
settled 2mo ago
T+60d
+109.04%
call -109.04% · α -98.55%
$196.64
settled 6d ago

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Executive Summary

Insider Kuo David C sold 29,000 shares of AAOI in an open-market transaction, generating proceeds of approximately $2.9 million. This sale is part of a broader cluster of insider selling activity over the past 30 days totaling $18.4 million.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.9M
Insiders
1

Actionable Insight

Monitor for additional insider selling or downward revisions in guidance; consider whether this reflects profit-taking or broader concerns about near-term performance.

Key Facts

  • Kuo David C sold 29,000 shares at $100.1276 per share in an open-market transaction on March 19, 2026
  • Total proceeds from the sale: $2,903,700.40
  • This transaction is part of a larger pattern of insider selling — $18.4 million in total insider sales over the past 30 days
  • The recent cluster of sales represents approximately 0.28% of AAOI's $6.6 billion market cap

Financial Impact

$2.9 million in insider selling over 7 days; $18.4 million over 30 days

insider ownershipinvestor sentimentpotential dilution signal

Risk Factors

  • Sustained insider selling could signal lack of confidence in future prospects
  • Concentration of selling among key individuals may amplify negative market perception

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (1 trades, 7d window)cluster-AAOI-1774296148266
12 reports for AAOI
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Jun 8, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$197.01 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$169.05 (+14.19%)
Jun 8, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$197.01 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$169.05 (−14.19%)
Jun 5, 2026
9d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$174.60 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$169.05 (−3.18%)
May 19, 2026
26d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$165.26 $179.83▼ −8.82%▼ −7.58%$169.05 (−2.29%)
May 8, 2026
5w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$148.94 $203.57▲ +36.68%▲ +35.22%$169.05 (+13.50%)
May 8, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$148.94 $203.57▲ +36.68%▲ +35.22%$169.05 (+13.50%)
Apr 29, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$152.83 $180.57▲ +18.15%▲ +15.04%$169.05 (+10.61%)
Apr 24, 2026
7w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$145.78 $172.98▲ +18.66%▲ +18.26%$169.05 (+15.96%)
Apr 16, 2026
8w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$159.42 $162.17▲ +1.73%▲ +1.17%$169.05 (+6.04%)
Apr 13, 2026
8w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$146.39 $150.57▲ +2.86%▲ +1.46%$169.05 (+15.48%)
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