Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at LADENBURG THALM/SH SH

LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) to a strong-buy rating in a report issued on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on ONDS. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Ondas from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $12.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Loop Capital set a $10.00 price target on Ondas in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research downgraded Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $13.00 price objective on Ondas and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $10.43.

Ondas Stock Performance

NASDAQ ONDS opened at $9.22 on Thursday. Ondas has a one year low of $0.57 and a one year high of $11.70. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $7.60 and a 200 day moving average of $5.31. The company has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.05 and a beta of 2.42.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.01). Ondas had a negative net margin of 192.60% and a negative return on equity of 35.16%. The company had revenue of $10.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.04 million. On average, equities analysts predict that Ondas will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ondas news, Director Ron Stern sold 850,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.91, for a total transaction of $6,723,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Ondas by 154.9% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 16,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 9,904 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Ondas by 231.4% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,892 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ondas in the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. Penbrook Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ondas in the second quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ondas in the second quarter worth $36,000. 37.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Ondas News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Completed acquisition of Roboteam expands Ondas Autonomous Systems into rugged tactical ground robotics, adding field‑proven UGV products, defense customers and revenue channels — a clear strategic growth and capability boost. Ondas Completes Acquisition of Roboteam
• Positive Sentiment: Successful eight‑week Middle East pilot with Safe Pro demonstrated AI-powered detection of mines/UXO from aerial imagery — strengthens OAS product credibility for humanitarian, reconstruction and defense contracts. Pilot Program Demonstrating Advanced Demining Capability
• Positive Sentiment: Appointment of Brig. Gen. Patrick Huston (Ret.) as COO adds government/defense operational experience to support integration, scale and customer engagement — reduces execution risk on fast expansion. Ondas Appoints General Patrick Huston as COO
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Needham raised its growth forecast and lifted its price target after management meetings, signaling institutional confidence in M&A and new contract traction. Needham Raises Ondas Growth Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call buying today (141,280 calls, ~24% above typical volume) indicates short‑term bullish positioning and may be amplifying upward price moves through gamma/option market flows.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent media/analyst pieces flagged concerns that Ondas’ aggressive defense expansion and potential dilution (capital raises to fund M&A/growth) could hurt near‑term shareholder value — these concerns triggered heavy selling earlier in the week. Ondas Is Down 18.3% After Aggressive Autonomous Defense Expansion And Dilution Risk Moves
• Negative Sentiment: Stock also saw a sharp one‑day drop reported by market outlets (down ~8.9% on Dec. 18), reflecting broader market risk‑off moves and investor skepticism about spending and execution risk. Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Sheds 8.9%

Ondas Company Profile

Ondas Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: ONDS) develops secure private wireless networking solutions and unmanned aircraft systems tailored to mission-critical industrial applications. Its Ondas Networks division offers the proprietary FullMAX platform, a long-range, high-bandwidth broadband network designed to support real-time data transmission, remote monitoring and IoT deployments across rail, maritime and infrastructure environments. The broadband platform integrates edge-to-cloud architecture to ensure operational resilience and regulatory compliance for transportation and utility operators.

The company’s Ondas Autonomous Systems segment builds heavy-lift cargo drones and uncrewed aircraft platforms for logistics, pipeline and infrastructure inspection, emergency response and other government and commercial use cases.