Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

Shares of Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) gapped up before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $12.18, but opened at $13.21. Ondas shares last traded at $14.3530, with a volume of 56,074,243 shares.

Key Headlines Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Selected for Israel’s “Drone Hives” project via subsidiary Airobotics, a commercial validation that supports revenue growth for the Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) business. Why Israel news isn’t as big for Ondas stock as market is making it to be
• Positive Sentiment: Completed acquisition of Sentry CS Ltd., expanding Ondas’s capabilities in autonomous systems and recurring revenue potential. Ondas Holdings Completes Acquisition of Sentry CS Ltd.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company and press report that a $1 billion registered direct offering was fully priced at a premium to market — proceeds fund growth (autonomous systems and private wireless) but introduce dilution and warrant overhang. Ondas Holdings Inc. Successfully Prices $1 Billion Stock and Warrant Sale Above Market Price
• Neutral Sentiment: Separate coverage confirms the $1B deal details and premium pricing to an institutional buyer; operational runway improves but watch dilution math (shares + pre-funded warrants + warrants). Ondas Prices $1 Billion Offering At Premium
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentary flag a mushrooming valuation after a huge multi-month rally (several hundred percent), raising concerns about froth, profit-taking and whether current prices reflect fundamentals. Ondas: Let Mushrooming Valuation Cool
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes the stock’s 600%+ six‑month surge and questions around soaring costs, valuation, and investor exit strategy—factors that can trigger selling pressure. Ondas Up Nearly 600% in the Past Six Months: How to Play the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Market pieces highlighting the recent parabolic rally and coverage like “Is it still a good buy?” amplify short‑term volatility and may prompt traders to lock in gains. Ondas stock price rally gains steam: Is it still a good buy?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Ondas from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Ondas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Loop Capital set a $10.00 price objective on Ondas in a research note 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, December 15th. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $11.50.

Ondas Stock Down 2.3%

The stock has a market capitalization of $5.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.23 and a beta of 2.40. The business’s 50-day moving average is $8.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.25.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last released 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). Ondas had a negative return on equity of 35.16% and a negative net margin of 192.60%.The business had revenue of $10.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.04 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Ondas Holdings Inc. will post -0.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of the company’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 value of $204,009.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 212,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,014,215.60. This represents a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Eric A. Brock sold 475,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.71, for a total value of $4,612,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,461,255 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,188,786.05. The trade was a 24.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders 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 currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ondas

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Ondas by 109.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,415,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,567,000 after purchasing an additional 7,024,549 shares during the last quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Ondas during the second quarter worth about $14,479,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. purchased a new position in Ondas during the second quarter worth about $11,123,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its position 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in shares of Ondas by 1,325.9% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 4,568,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,267,000 after acquiring an additional 4,247,859 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.