Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Stock Price Down 1.1% – Time to Sell?

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) traded down 1.1% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $9.20 and last traded at $9.72. 90,204,206 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 10% from the average session volume of 100,658,828 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.83.

Key Stories Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Agreement to merge with defense contractor Mistral — adds U.S. manufacturing footprint and access to prime Department of Defense contracts, accelerating Ondas’ ability to compete for larger DoD programs. Ondas Expands Defense Footprint With Strategic Mistral Merger
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of BIRD Aerosystems strengthens airborne missile protection and ISR capabilities, bringing installed systems on 700+ aircraft and advanced countermeasure tech — expands product set for militaries and homeland security customers. Ondas Acquires BIRD Aerosystems to Expand Airborne Missile Protection and ISR Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: $15.8M initial demining order in Israel (first phase of a broader program) — immediate revenue and potential follow‑on phases that could expand program value meaningfully. Ondas Receives $15.8 Million Initial Order, Part of $30 Million Demining Program Secured by 4M Defense in Israel
• Positive Sentiment: Company raised Q4 revenue expectations and reiterated its $170M–$180M 2026 revenue outlook — management is signaling accelerating top‑line momentum. Ondas Projects Strong Q4 Revenue, Agrees to Merge With Mistral
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Needham reaffirmed a Buy and set a $17 price target, signaling continued analyst confidence in growth trajectory. Needham Rating / Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Market narrative pieces summarize how Ondas’ story is evolving with rising counter‑drone demand and large strategic moves — useful for context but not new company guidance. How The Ondas (ONDS) Story Is Evolving With Counter Drone Demand And A US$1b Capital Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Reported plans or talk of a large capital raise (reported ~US$1B) create near‑term dilution risk and can pressure the share price despite strategic uses of proceeds. How The Ondas (ONDS) Story Is Evolving With Counter Drone Demand And A US$1b Capital Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profitability concerns flagged by analysts — the company has seen a strong run (>50% six‑month gain) but still posts losses, leaving shares sensitive to execution and dilution news. Ondas Stock Up 51% in the Past 6 Months: Is There Further Upside?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on shares of Ondas in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. HC Wainwright set a $17.00 price target on shares of Ondas and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital increased their price objective on shares of Ondas from $10.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Ondas from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.25.

Ondas Trading Down 1.8%

The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of -24.58 and a beta of 2.47. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $11.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.76.

Insider Transactions at Ondas

In other Ondas news, CFO Neil J. Laird sold 4,526 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 value of $42,906.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,224 shares in the company, valued at $77,963.52. This represents a 35.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard M. Cohen sold 25,861 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,874,632.08. The trade was a 11.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 556,605 shares of company stock valued at $5,385,865 over the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ondas

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew 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 worth $31,000 after buying an additional 9,904 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Ondas by 231.4% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 2,892 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,063 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Ondas by 1,005.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. 37.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.