Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS)

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders purchased 226,970 call options on the company. This is an increase of 46% compared to the typical volume of 155,958 call options.

Ondas Stock Performance

Shares of ONDS stock opened at $8.48 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of -21.20 and a beta of 2.46. Ondas has a 52-week low of $0.57 and a 52-week high of $15.28. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.38 and its 200 day moving average is $7.55.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last announced its earnings results 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). The business had revenue of $10.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.04 million. Ondas had a negative return on equity of 35.16% and a negative net margin of 192.60%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ondas will post -0.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market price target was raised sharply (reported up ~53% to $18.74), giving a clear upside thesis from some market participants. Ondas (ONDS) price target increased by 53.12% to 18.74
• Positive Sentiment: Media piece laying out a bull‑case narrative highlights long‑term growth drivers and potential upside, supporting investor enthusiasm despite recent volatility. Ondas Inc. (ONDS): A bull case theory
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy call‑option activity: about 226,970 calls were bought (≈+46% vs. average), indicating speculative or hedged bullish positioning that can amplify intraday moves and upside momentum if exercised or rolled.
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation/analysis piece examines Ondas’ strong long‑term returns and recent cooling in momentum — useful context but not a clear directional catalyst on its own. Assessing Ondas (ONDS) Valuation After Strong Long Term Returns And Cooling Short Term Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: A JCapital Research note raised caution about Ondas’ future prospects; that report triggered selling pressure and was the proximate cause of the intraday drop in sentiment and shares. Ondas stock tumbles after JCapital Research cautions on future prospects

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Ondas from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a report on Monday, December 29th. Loop Capital set a $10.00 price target on Ondas in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. HC Wainwright lifted their price target on Ondas from $12.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their target price on Ondas from $10.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ondas news, CFO Neil J. Laird sold 4,526 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total value of $42,906.48. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,224 shares in the company, valued at $77,963.52. The trade was a 35.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard M. Cohen sold 25,861 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 $245,162.28. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 197,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,874,632.08. This trade represents a 11.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,406,605 shares of company stock valued at $12,109,365. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ondas

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Ondas by 154.9% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 16,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 9,904 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 2,892 shares in the last quarter. Penbrook Management LLC bought a new position in Ondas in the second quarter valued at $35,000. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ondas during the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Avion Wealth lifted its stake in Ondas by 100.0% during the fourth 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.73% of the company’s stock.

About Ondas

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.