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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock, explained like you're 5
Applied Optoelectronics trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker AAOI. It is a mid cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 9.3 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- AAOI
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Size
- Mid cap, about 9.3 billion dollars
Is Applied Optoelectronics a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Applied Optoelectronics is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 9.3 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Applied Optoelectronics makes money
- Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
- Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
- Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves AAOI stock
- How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
- New product launches and customer wins.
- Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
In the news lately
- Why Applied Optoelectronics Stock Plummeted This Week (Yahoo Finance)
- Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Looks Reasonable As Its 10x Run Turns Heads (Simply Wall Street)
- Applied Optoelectronics Dives 9% as AI Funding Fears Hit Optical Stocks; Coherent Slides 7%, Lumentum Drops 7% (24/7 Wall St.)
- Applied Optoelectronics Stock Fell 12% on Hot Inflation. Opportunity or Falling Knife? (Yahoo Finance)
- A Nov. 5 call will cover Applied Optoelectronics' third quarter results and next quarter outlook. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Applied Optoelectronics stock
What does Applied Optoelectronics do?
Applied Optoelectronics trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker AAOI. It is a mid cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 9.3 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Applied Optoelectronics?
Applied Optoelectronics trades under the ticker AAOI on the Nasdaq.
What is Applied Optoelectronics's market cap?
Applied Optoelectronics is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 9.3 billion dollars.
How does Applied Optoelectronics make money?
Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves AAOI stock?
How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
How can I follow AAOI stock every day?
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