On July 14, Applied Optoelectronics rose 5.02% in pre-market trading, trading at $117.35/share, with turnover of $14.4 million. The stock is rebounding after the optical communication sector experienced consecutive declines on July 10 and July 13.

The sector had surged collectively on July 9 driven by AI computing infrastructure tailwinds, with AAOI gaining over 9% and Lumentum rallying more than 12%. However, profit-taking subsequently drove a two-day pullback, with AAOI declining over 5% on each session. Investment bank Stifel noted that the recent AI hardware sector selloff should be viewed as a valuation reset rather than a signal of demand weakness, suggesting short-term oversold conditions triggered capital inflows for this rebound. Peer stocks are moving in tandem, with Lumentum up 4.18% and Nokia up 0.86%.

Separately, in late June, Applied Optoelectronics received a record Solstice S8 equipment order from Classone Technology, underscoring accelerating demand for photonics technology serving AI data centers. The company designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products for internet data centers, cable television, and telecom markets globally.

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