On September 3, Applied Optoelectronics fell 5.4% in regular trading, trading at $97.24/share, with turnover of $166 million.

On the news front, the AI hardware and optical communications sector has been weakening collectively over multiple consecutive trading sessions, as a contraction in global risk appetite combined with rising U.S. Treasury yields continues to weigh on technology growth stocks. Within the Communication Equipment sector, peers Ciena fell 11.34%, Lumentum declined 5.65%, Nokia dropped 2.79%, and Cisco slid 1.58%, reflecting broad-based sector pressure.

Additionally, the company previously signed a $600 million ATM equity distribution agreement through Raymond James and Needham & Company, and has already completed multiple rounds of large-scale share offerings this year — including a $500 million ATM plan completed in April and another $600 million facility launched in May. Persistent equity dilution concerns continue to suppress valuation, compounding the sector-wide headwinds and driving the stock further from its mid-August highs above $130.

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