HC Wainwright Weighs in on Ondas’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:ONDS)

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Ondas in a report released on Thursday, March 26th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.04). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ondas’ current full-year earnings is ($0.53) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Ondas’ Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.18) EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.03 EPS.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 23rd. The company reported ($0.39) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.33). Ondas had a negative return on equity of 69.00% and a negative net margin of 270.37%.The firm had revenue of $30.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.49 million.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Northland Securities boosted their target price on Ondas from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered Ondas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Lake Street Capital boosted their price objective on Ondas from $10.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Ondas from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.25.

Ondas Price Performance

Ondas stock opened at $8.15 on Monday. Ondas has a 1-year low of $0.66 and a 1-year high of $15.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.16 and a beta of 2.47. The company’s 50-day moving average is $10.44 and its 200 day moving average is $9.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Ondas by 231.4% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 2,892 shares during the period. Avion Wealth increased its stake in shares of Ondas by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec raised 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 in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ondas by 1,005.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Ondas by 4,600.0% in the fourth quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 4,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 4,600 shares during the period. 37.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Eric A. Brock sold 475,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,461,255 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,188,786.05. This trade represents a 24.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.