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Applied Optoelectronics Inc Insider ownership

What is the Insider ownership of Applied Optoelectronics Inc?

The Insider ownership of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is 4.93%

What is the definition of Insider ownership?



Insider Ownership is calculated as the total number of shares owned by insiders (shareholders who own more than 5% of the corporation or an officer or director of the company) divided by the total Shares Outstanding.

A high value of insider ownership means that those working for the company have a large stake in the success of the company. This is sometimes seen as a sign that those running the company will work hard to ensure its success or believe the company's stock price will rise.

A change in insider ownership may come from exercise of option, stock grant and buying or selling of company shares. A purchase of company share signifies a confidence in the company's future performance by people who know the company best. Therefore, Net Insider buying is also an important indicator for investors.

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What does Applied Optoelectronics Inc do?

applied optoelectronics, inc. | nasdaq: aaoi aoi is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. we primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. we are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. all three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. to address this increased demand, catv and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. as a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our ta

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