Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Ondas Call Options (NASDAQ:ONDS)

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders bought 327,049 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 143% compared to the average daily volume of 134,846 call options.

Key Headlines Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised FY‑2026 revenue outlook to $170M–$180M, above Street estimates — a clear growth signal that pushed early buying interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Hosted OAS Investor Day and announced preliminary 2025 results plus upgraded FY‑25 and Q4 revenue guidance; company cited a pro‑forma cash balance around $1.5B — supports execution and funding for growth. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: the company filed to rebrand/rename itself to Ondas Inc., a structural change that is largely cosmetic but may accompany strategic repositioning. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market concern over a proposed ~$1B direct offering and reports of ~15% increase in shares outstanding — investors worry about dilution; heavy insider selling in recent months amplifies that concern. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Elevated intraday volume and volatility after the guidance release — profit‑taking and short‑term positioning have driven a pullback from session highs. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ONDS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Ondas from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Lake Street Capital upped their price objective on Ondas from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Ondas from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Ondas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. One equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ondas currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.17.

Insider Transactions at Ondas

In other news, CFO Neil J. Laird sold 4,526 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total transaction of $42,906.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,224 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,963.52. The trade was a 35.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Eric A. Brock sold 475,000 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.71, for a total transaction of $4,612,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,406,605 shares of company stock valued at $12,109,365. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ondas

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Ondas by 231.4% in the 3rd 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 period. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Ondas in the 3rd quarter valued at about $67,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Ondas in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $77,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Ondas during the third quarter valued at $78,000. Finally, Shikiar Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ondas in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $85,000. 37.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ondas Stock Performance

Shares of Ondas stock opened at $12.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.40 and a beta of 2.40. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.67. Ondas has a fifty-two week low of $0.57 and a fifty-two week high of $15.28.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last posted 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 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 analyst estimates of $7.04 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Ondas will post -0.53 EPS for the current year.

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.