Applied Optoelectronics AAOI Stock News and Forecasts for December 23, 2025: 800G Momentum, New Laser Tech, and Analyst Targets
December 23, 2025 — Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) is back in the market’s spotlight after a sharp surge that pushed AAOI stock to around $39 in the latest trading update, following a roughly 25% jump in the prior session. AO Inc. Investors The move is not happening in a vacuum. Over the last two weeks, AOI has stacked up a string of catalysts that matter in the AI-data-center arms race: a first volume order for 800G data center transceivers from a major hyperscale customer, plus a newly announced 400mW narrow-linewidth pump laser aimed at silicon photonics and co-packaged optics