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Needham lowers Applied Optoelectronics price target; shares -19.5%

Published 10/13/2017, 12:38 PM
© Reuters.  Needham lowers Applied Optoelectronics price target; shares -19.5%
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  • Needham lowers its Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) price target from $115 to $75 following the Q3 preliminary results.
  • Needham notes that revenue was 20% below consensus estimates and Applied Optoelectronics’ top account dropped 80% to account for just 10% of total sales.
  • The firm says Applied seems to have broadened its customer base and increased 100G sales. Operating expense cuts offset some damage.
  • Craig Hallum also weighs in on the Q3 results with a downgrade from Buy to Hold.
  • Applied Optoelectronics shares are down 19.46%.
  • Previously: Applied Optoelectronics releases downbeat preliminary Q3 results (updated) (Oct. 12)
  • Now read: Applied Optoelectronics: Just A Bump In The Road


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