APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INCAAOI
ASignal's systematic analysis rates AAOI as Bearish.
Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Sep 5, 2026
The case on AAOI
Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.
- Strong revenue growth (86.4% YoY)
- Low debt-to-equity ratio (0.18x)
- High cash position ($499.74M cash vs $300.14M debt)
- Current ratio of 2.78x indicating solid short-term financial health
- RSI at 22.16 suggesting potential oversold condition
- Negative operating and net margins (-12.88% and -9.57%)
- Negative free cash flow (-$887.05M)
- Negative EV/EBITDA of -271.76x indicating severe profitability concerns
- MACD below signal line with negative histogram
- Price below 20-day and 50-day moving averages
- No Reddit mentions indicating low retail sentiment
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