Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at LADENBURG THALM/SH SH

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) was upgraded by stock analysts at LADENBURG THALM/SH SH to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research analysts have also commented on ONDS. HC Wainwright began coverage on shares of Ondas in a research note on Monday, October 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research cut shares of Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Ondas from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $12.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Loop Capital set a $10.00 price objective on Ondas in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $13.00 target price on Ondas and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $10.43.

Ondas Trading Up 18.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ONDS opened at $9.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of -23.05 and a beta of 2.42. Ondas has a twelve month low of $0.57 and a twelve month high of $11.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.31.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last posted its 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). The firm had revenue of $10.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.04 million. Ondas had a negative return on equity of 35.16% and a negative net margin of 192.60%. On average, equities analysts predict that Ondas will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ondas news, Director Ron Stern sold 850,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.91, for a total value of $6,723,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. 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 worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 9,904 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased 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 purchasing an additional 2,892 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Ondas during the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. Penbrook Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ondas during the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ondas during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.73% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Completed acquisition of Roboteam expands Ondas Autonomous Systems into rugged tactical ground robotics, adding field‑proven UGV products, defense customers and revenue channels — a clear strategic growth and capability boost. Ondas Completes Acquisition of Roboteam
• Positive Sentiment: Successful eight‑week Middle East pilot with Safe Pro demonstrated AI-powered detection of mines/UXO from aerial imagery — strengthens OAS product credibility for humanitarian, reconstruction and defense contracts. Pilot Program Demonstrating Advanced Demining Capability
• Positive Sentiment: Appointment of Brig. Gen. Patrick Huston (Ret.) as COO adds government/defense operational experience to support integration, scale and customer engagement — reduces execution risk on fast expansion. Ondas Appoints General Patrick Huston as COO
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Needham raised its growth forecast and lifted its price target after management meetings, signaling institutional confidence in M&A and new contract traction. Needham Raises Ondas Growth Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call buying today (141,280 calls, ~24% above typical volume) indicates short‑term bullish positioning and may be amplifying upward price moves through gamma/option market flows.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent media/analyst pieces flagged concerns that Ondas’ aggressive defense expansion and potential dilution (capital raises to fund M&A/growth) could hurt near‑term shareholder value — these concerns triggered heavy selling earlier in the week. Ondas Is Down 18.3% After Aggressive Autonomous Defense Expansion And Dilution Risk Moves
• Negative Sentiment: Stock also saw a sharp one‑day drop reported by market outlets (down ~8.9% on Dec. 18), reflecting broader market risk‑off moves and investor skepticism about spending and execution risk. Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Sheds 8.9%

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.