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

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) saw a significant growth in short interest during 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 short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 27.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 27.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 109,103,023 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

More Ondas News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New NATO‑country order and airport deployment strengthen revenue prospects and backlog — Airobotics secured a multi‑million dollar contract for its Iron Drone Raider and recently completed an operational deployment at a major European international airport, underscoring commercial adoption for Ondas’ counter‑UAS products. Ondas Secures New Multi-Million Dollar European Order
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlights accelerating contract flow and sector momentum — Multiple outlets report that recent orders and deployments are drawing retail and institutional attention to ONDS as part of the growing drone/counter‑UAS market, supporting upside sentiment. Ondas Gains on New European Defense Order
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and sector roundups include ONDS as a drone tech name to watch — Industry pieces (e.g., Zacks) list Ondas among drone/security plays benefiting from accelerating adoption; this increases visibility but is not a direct earnings catalyst. Top Drone Tech Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail interest and volatility draw headlines — Coverage notes heavy retail attention amid a recent pullback, which can amplify intraday moves but also increase volatility. ONDS stock has lost nearly 34% in a month
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability, dilution and valuation concerns remain — Independent analysis calls out Ondas as expensive, dilutive and unprofitable despite long‑term upside, reminding investors that future financing and margin improvements are required to justify the valuation. Ondas: Expensive, Dilutive, Unprofitable – And Still A Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and conversion risk — While contracts validate product-market fit, outsized expectations for rapid revenue growth and margin improvement create downside if deliveries, further orders, or integration of acquired businesses slow. What’s going on with Ondas stock today?

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,014,215.60. The trade was a 9.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Richard M. Cohen sold 25,861 shares of the 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 sale, the director directly owned 197,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,874,632.08. The trade was a 11.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,406,605 shares of company stock valued at $12,109,365 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ondas

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 9,904 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Ondas by 231.4% during 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 during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Ondas during the second quarter valued at $36,000. Avion Wealth boosted its holdings in Ondas by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its holdings in Ondas by 228.6% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 4,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 3,063 shares during the last quarter. 37.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ondas Price Performance

Shares of ONDS stock opened at $9.31 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $10.51 and a 200 day moving average of $7.90. Ondas has a 1 year low of $0.57 and a 1 year high of $15.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.28 and a beta of 2.46.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $10.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.04 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ondas will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on ONDS. HC Wainwright increased their price objective on Ondas from $12.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Ondas from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on Ondas in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Ondas from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.29.

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.