There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI), including 12 buys and 35 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $1.06M and total insider selling at $30.83M.
Notable insiders with recent activity include Kuo David C, Chang Hung-lun (fred), Yeh William H. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.
Insider Transactions — AAOI
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Transaction |
Shares |
Avg. Price |
Value |
Shares Owned |
| 2026-03-19 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
29,000 |
$100.13 |
$2.9M |
82,663 |
| 2026-03-16 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
36,400 |
$100.25 |
$3.65M |
233,618 |
| 2026-03-09 |
Yeh William H |
Director |
Informative Sell |
15,000 |
$105.76 |
$1.59M |
238,819 |
| 2026-03-09 |
Chen Min-chu (mike) |
Director |
Informative Sell |
8,835 |
$108.72 |
$960.51K |
169,300 |
| 2026-03-09 |
Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
50,000 |
$97.10 |
$4.85M |
322,051 |
| 2026-03-06 |
Chen Min-chu (mike) |
Director |
Informative Sell |
2,500 |
$97.00 |
$242.5K |
20,000 |
| 2026-03-05 |
Black Richard B |
Director |
Informative Sell |
3,231 |
$95.00 |
$306.95K |
164,363 |
| 2026-03-04 |
Delaney Cynthia |
Director |
Informative Sell |
21,000 |
$98.02 |
$2.06M |
116,222 |
| 2026-03-03 |
Loboa Elizabeth G |
Director |
Informative Sell |
102,347 |
$95.76 |
$9.8M |
20,523 |
| 2026-02-20 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
5,980 |
$50.15 |
$299.92K |
284,070 |
| 2026-02-11 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
17,467 |
$50.17 |
$876.25K |
111,663 |
| 2026-02-11 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
11,693 |
$50.25 |
$587.62K |
290,050 |
| 2026-02-10 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
2,533 |
$50.00 |
$126.65K |
129,130 |
| 2026-02-10 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
2,327 |
$50.00 |
$116.35K |
301,743 |
| 2026-02-09 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
RSU Award |
82,559 |
- |
- |
1,705,277 |
| 2026-02-09 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
RSU Award |
17,027 |
- |
- |
131,663 |
| 2026-02-09 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
RSU Award |
25,799 |
- |
- |
270,018 |
| 2026-02-09 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
RSU Award |
32,249 |
- |
- |
308,070 |
| 2026-02-09 |
Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) |
*** See Remarks |
RSU Award |
25,799 |
- |
- |
372,051 |
| 2026-01-28 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
12,000 |
$45.06 |
$540.66K |
114,636 |
| 2026-01-22 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,864 |
$38.38 |
$109.92K |
1,622,718 |
| 2026-01-22 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
567 |
$38.38 |
$21.76K |
126,636 |
| 2026-01-22 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
850 |
$38.38 |
$32.62K |
244,219 |
| 2026-01-22 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
1,087 |
$38.38 |
$41.72K |
275,821 |
| 2026-01-22 |
Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
862 |
$38.38 |
$33.08K |
346,252 |
| 2026-01-15 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
66 |
$35.01 |
$2.31K |
282,971 |
| 2026-01-13 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
934 |
$35.00 |
$32.69K |
283,037 |
| 2026-01-12 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
3,000 |
$33.75 |
$101.24K |
283,971 |
| 2025-12-23 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
12,500 |
$40.15 |
$501.88K |
130,948 |
| 2025-12-15 |
Loboa Elizabeth G |
Director |
Informative Sell |
4,121 |
$30.23 |
$124.58K |
122,870 |
| 2025-12-11 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Gift (Given) |
1,000 |
- |
- |
286,971 |
| 2025-12-10 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
1,000 |
$35.00 |
$35K |
287,971 |
| 2025-11-26 |
Black Richard B |
Director |
Gift (Given) |
600 |
- |
- |
169,494 |
| 2025-10-22 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,524 |
$33.40 |
$84.3K |
1,644,390 |
| 2025-10-22 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
516 |
$33.40 |
$17.23K |
143,448 |
| 2025-10-22 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
774 |
$33.40 |
$25.85K |
250,557 |
| 2025-10-22 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
989 |
$33.40 |
$33.03K |
291,971 |
| 2025-10-22 |
Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
862 |
$33.40 |
$28.79K |
352,175 |
| 2025-08-22 |
Black Richard B |
Director |
Gift (Given) |
1,900 |
- |
- |
168,194 |
| 2025-08-15 |
Kuo David C |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
2,000 |
$22.34 |
$44.68K |
147,371 |
| 2025-08-15 |
Murry Stefan J. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
12,000 |
$22.37 |
$268.44K |
298,477 |
| 2025-08-14 |
Yeh William H |
Director |
Informative Buy |
4,000 |
$21.40 |
$85.6K |
253,819 |
| 2025-08-14 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
Informative Buy |
5,750 |
$21.62 |
$124.32K |
1,661,165 |
| 2025-08-14 |
Lin Che-wei |
Director |
Informative Buy |
4,609 |
$21.64 |
$99.74K |
253,506 |
| 2025-08-13 |
Yeh William H |
Director |
Informative Buy |
10,000 |
$22.75 |
$227.5K |
245,819 |
| 2025-08-13 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
Informative Buy |
8,850 |
$22.53 |
$199.39K |
1,652,165 |
| 2025-08-13 |
Chen Min-chu (mike) |
Director |
Informative Buy |
7,500 |
$22.91 |
$171.83K |
22,500 |
| 2025-08-13 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
Informative Sell |
15,784 |
$22.70 |
$358.31K |
256,326 |
| 2025-08-12 |
Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) |
President and CEO |
Informative Buy |
6,500 |
$23.14 |
$150.41K |
1,643,315 |
| 2025-07-22 |
Chang Hung-lun (fred) |
*** See Remarks |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
774 |
$28.23 |
$21.85K |
272,110 |
■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant)
■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion
■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale
■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry
