Ondas Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:ONDS)

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Traders purchased 327,049 call options on the company. This is an increase of 143% compared to the average daily volume of 134,846 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ONDS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on Ondas from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Ondas from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Ondas from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Zacks Research lowered Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Ondas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ondas has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $12.17.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total value of $204,009.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 212,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,014,215.60. The trade was a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Eric A. Brock sold 475,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.71, for a total value of $4,612,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,461,255 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,188,786.05. This trade represents a 24.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,406,605 shares of company stock worth $12,109,365. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Ondas by 109.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,415,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,567,000 after buying an additional 7,024,549 shares in the last quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ondas during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $14,479,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ondas during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,123,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Ondas by 263.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 4,667,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,962,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in Ondas by 1,325.9% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 4,568,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,267,000 after acquiring an additional 4,247,859 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.73% of the company’s stock.

Ondas News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised FY‑2026 revenue outlook to $170M–$180M, above Street estimates — a clear growth signal that pushed early buying interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Hosted OAS Investor Day and announced preliminary 2025 results plus upgraded FY‑25 and Q4 revenue guidance; company cited a pro‑forma cash balance around $1.5B — supports execution and funding for growth. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: the company filed to rebrand/rename itself to Ondas Inc., a structural change that is largely cosmetic but may accompany strategic repositioning. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market concern over a proposed ~$1B direct offering and reports of ~15% increase in shares outstanding — investors worry about dilution; heavy insider selling in recent months amplifies that concern. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Elevated intraday volume and volatility after the guidance release — profit‑taking and short‑term positioning have driven a pullback from session highs. Article Title

Ondas Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of ONDS opened at $12.16 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $9.16 and a 200 day moving average of $6.64. Ondas has a twelve month low of $0.57 and a twelve month high of $15.28. The company has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.40 and a beta of 2.40.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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, sell-side analysts expect that Ondas will post -0.53 EPS for the current year.

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.