Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) Short Interest Update

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 114,216,051 shares, a growth of 41.7% from the January 15th total of 80,604,956 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 109,103,023 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 27.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 27.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 109,103,023 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ONDS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Ondas from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Ondas from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on shares of Ondas in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.29.

Ondas Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of ONDS opened at $9.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.28 and a beta of 2.46. The business’s 50 day moving average is $10.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.00. Ondas has a 52-week low of $0.57 and a 52-week high of $15.28.

Insider Activity

In other Ondas news, Director Richard M. Cohen sold 25,861 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total transaction of $245,162.28. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 197,746 shares in the company, valued at $1,874,632.08. The trade was a 11.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total transaction of $204,009.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 212,470 shares in the company, valued at $2,014,215.60. The trade was a 9.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,406,605 shares of company stock worth $12,109,365. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Avion Wealth increased its position in shares of Ondas by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in Ondas by 231.4% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,892 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Ondas by 1,005.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec lifted its holdings in Ondas by 228.6% during the 4th quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 4,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 3,063 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Capital Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Ondas by 4,600.0% in the 4th quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 4,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 4,600 shares in the last quarter. 37.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.