Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Stock Price Down 12.4% – Here’s Why

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS)’s stock price was down 12.4% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $8.32 and last traded at $8.48. Approximately 96,159,043 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 110,215,375 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.68.

More Ondas News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price target hike — a published note shows ONDS’ price target was raised ~53% to $18.74, which supports a bullish valuation narrative and can attract momentum buyers. Ondas (ONDS) price target increased by 53.12% to 18.74
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call buying — investors picked up ~226,970 call options (≈+46% vs. average), signaling speculative bullish positioning or hedging that can amplify upside moves if momentum returns. (Options volume reported in market activity.)
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case coverage — a recent commentary piece lays out a bullish thesis for Ondas, which can support retail/institutional interest and help sustain rallies when paired with positive catalysts. Ondas Inc. (ONDS): A bull case theory
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation review — a Yahoo Finance piece assesses Ondas’ strong long‑term returns but notes cooling short‑term momentum and valuation considerations; this is informational and may temper some traders but is unlikely to force immediate large moves. Assessing Ondas (ONDS) Valuation After Strong Long Term Returns And Cooling Short Term Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑seller caution — JCapital Research published a cautionary note on Ondas’ future prospects, which triggered selling pressure and negative sentiment among investors concerned about fundamentals and execution risk. Ondas stock tumbles after JCapital Research cautions on future prospects

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ONDS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Ondas from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Lake Street Capital increased their target price on shares of Ondas from $10.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on shares of Ondas in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $10.00 target price on Ondas in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. One investment 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 given 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 a consensus price target of $17.29.

Ondas Stock Down 12.4%

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of -21.20 and a beta of 2.46.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.01). Ondas had a negative return on equity of 35.16% and a negative net margin of 192.60%.The company had revenue of $10.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.04 million. As a group, research analysts predict that Ondas Holdings Inc. will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ondas

In other Ondas news, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 212,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,014,215.60. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil J. Laird sold 4,526 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total transaction of $42,906.48. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 8,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,963.52. This represents a 35.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,406,605 shares of company stock worth $12,109,365 over the last ninety days. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ondas

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