Applied Opt Stock Price Prediction

AAOI Stock  USD 37.39  2.50  7.17%   
As of 28th of January 2026, the relative strength index (RSI) of Applied Opt's share price is approaching 49. This suggests that the stock is in nutural position, most likellhy at or near its support level. The main point of RSI analysis is to track how fast people are buying or selling Applied Opt, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 49

 Impartial

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Applied Opt's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Applied Opt, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Applied Opt's stock price prediction:
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.032
EPS Estimate Current Year
(0.38)
EPS Estimate Next Year
0.846
Wall Street Target Price
36.6
EPS Estimate Current Quarter
(0.09)
Using Applied Opt hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Applied Opt from the perspective of Applied Opt response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Applied Opt using Applied Opt's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Applied using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Applied Opt's stock price.

Applied Opt Short Interest

A significant increase or decrease in Applied Opt's short interest from the previous month could be a good indicator of investor sentiment towards Applied. Short interest can provide insight into the potential direction of Applied Opt stock and how bullish or bearish investors feel about the market overall.
200 Day MA
25.2732
Short Percent
0.1856
Short Ratio
2.47
Shares Short Prior Month
12.7 M
50 Day MA
31.0631

Applied Opt Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Applied Opt's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Applied. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Applied can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Applied Opt. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Applied Opt's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Applied Opt.

Applied Opt Implied Volatility

    
  1.16  
Applied Opt's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Applied Opt stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Applied Opt's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Applied Opt stock will not fluctuate a lot when Applied Opt's options are near their expiration.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in Applied Opt to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying Applied because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.

Applied Opt after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 37.39  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.

Prediction based on Rule 16 of the current Applied contract

Based on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Applied Opt will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0725% per day over the life of the 2026-03-20 option contract. With Applied Opt trading at USD 37.39, that is roughly USD 0.0271 . If you think that the market is fully incorporating Applied Opt's daily price movement you should consider acquiring Applied Opt options at the current volatility level of 1.16%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Check out Applied Opt Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Applied Stock please use our How to Invest in Applied Opt guide.
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
21.1028.4141.13
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
32.1139.4346.74
Details
5 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
33.3136.6040.63
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.120.210.25
Details

Applied Opt After-Hype Price Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Applied Opt at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Applied Opt or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Applied Opt, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Applied Opt Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Applied Opt's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Applied Opt's historical news coverage. Applied Opt's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 30.08 and 44.70, respectively. We have considered Applied Opt's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
37.39
37.39
After-hype Price
44.70
Upside
Applied Opt is somewhat reliable at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Applied Opt is based on 3 months time horizon.

Applied Opt Stock Price Outlook Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Applied Opt is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Applied Opt backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Applied Opt, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.37 
7.37
  0.05 
  0.16 
26 Events / Month
7 Events / Month
In about 26 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
37.39
37.39
0.00 
5,669  
Notes

Applied Opt Hype Timeline

Applied Opt is presently traded for 37.39. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -0.05, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.16. Applied is estimated not to react to the next headline, with the price staying at about the same level, and average media hype impact volatility is over 100%. The immediate return on the next news is estimated to be very small, whereas the daily expected return is presently at 0.37%. %. The volatility of related hype on Applied Opt is about 1698.16%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 37.23. About 64.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The book value of Applied Opt was presently reported as 8.21. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.51. Applied Opt recorded a loss per share of 3.46. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. Given the investment horizon of 90 days the next estimated press release will be in about 26 days.
Check out Applied Opt Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Applied Stock please use our How to Invest in Applied Opt guide.

Applied Opt Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Applied Opt's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Applied Opt's future price movements. Getting to know how Applied Opt's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Applied Opt may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
DQDaqo New Energy(0.02)12 per month 3.61  0.03  8.89 (6.41) 25.47 
KLICKulicke and Soffa 1.21 32 per month 1.70  0.19  4.84 (3.47) 13.91 
VSHVishay Intertechnology 0.09 11 per month 2.41  0.05  6.56 (4.05) 10.69 
MXLMaxLinear 0.04 9 per month 3.70  0.04  6.20 (6.25) 15.25 
VECOVeeco Instruments(3.06)3 per month 2.26  0.05  4.73 (4.03) 13.14 
PGYPagaya Technologies 0.19 23 per month 0.00 (0.11) 6.60 (6.84) 22.52 
POWIPower Integrations(0.13)10 per month 2.55  0.03  4.95 (3.75) 10.84 
LASRnLIGHT Inc(3.06)3 per month 3.46  0.15  6.51 (5.62) 23.42 
UCTTUltra Clean Holdings(0.29)7 per month 3.25  0.19  7.86 (6.23) 15.82 
SONOSonos Inc 0.69 8 per month 0.00 (0.10) 4.76 (3.99) 11.06 

Applied Opt Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Applied price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Applied using various technical indicators. When you analyze Applied charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

About Applied Opt Predictive Indicators

The successful prediction of Applied Opt stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as Applied Opt, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of Applied Opt based on analysis of Applied Opt hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to Applied Opt's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Applied Opt's related companies.
 2024 2025 2026 (projected)
Days Sales Outstanding170.96153.87161.56
PTB Ratio6.687.698.07

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