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Applied Opt (AAOI) is a publicly traded communication equipment business based in the US which employs around 2,150 staff. Applied Optoelectronics is listed on the NASDAQ and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $37.82 is 136.7% up on its price a month ago ($15.98).
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Alternative ways to invest in Applied Optoelectronics
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Applied Optoelectronics), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Applied Optoelectronics is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Is it a good time to buy Applied Optoelectronics stock?
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Technical analysis
View Applied Optoelectronics's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $37.82
| 1 week (2024-12-13) | 99.05% |
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| 1 month (2024-11-20) | 136.67% |
| 3 months (2024-09-20) | 336.22% |
| 6 months (2024-06-20) | 248.57% |
| 1 year (2023-12-20) | 431.18% |
| 2 years (2022-12-20) | 1,222.38% |
| 3 years (2021-12-20) | 398.29% |
| 5 years (2019-12-20) | 281.63% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Applied Optoelectronics under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Applied Optoelectronics P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Applied Optoelectronics's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 0x. In other words, Applied Optoelectronics's shares trade at around 0x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Applied Optoelectronics's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.51. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Applied Optoelectronics's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
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