Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Opera Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:OPRA) gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $12.49, but opened at $14.40. Opera shares last traded at $15.1090, with a volume of 778,391 shares traded.

Key Stories Impacting Opera

Here are the key news stories impacting Opera this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a $300 million share-repurchase program (over two years) that signals management confidence and supports shareholder returns. PR Newswire Release
• Positive Sentiment: Top-line beats: Q4 revenue rose 22% YoY to $177.2M (above guidance) and full-year revenue grew 28% to $614.8M; adjusted EBITDA margins remained healthy (~24% Q4, 23% FY). These reinforce the company’s growth and profitability trajectory. PR Newswire Release
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish 2026 guidance: management initiated FY-2026 revenue guidance of $720M–$735M (17–20% growth), well above consensus, and guided Q1 revenue $169M–$172M — investors tend to reward upward guidance coverage. PR Newswire Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ metric review: Zacks and other note the revenue and margin strength but flag items to watch in metric-level comparisons to estimates (useful context for modeling). Zacks Analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical / liquidity context: intraday volume is running notably above average and the shares are trading above the 50-day moving average but near the 200-day; these factors can amplify short-term moves but are not fundamental drivers. (Background market data)
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed consensus: reported Q4 EPS of $0.30 vs. street estimate ~$0.33, a modest miss that tempers some of the upside from revenue beats. MarketBeat Earnings

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Opera from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Opera from $24.50 to $21.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Opera in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Opera has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.75.

Opera Trading Up 4.1%

The company’s fifty day moving average is $13.56 and its 200-day moving average is $15.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 1.23.

Opera Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 554.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 7th. Opera’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.55%.

Institutional Trading of Opera

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of OPRA. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Opera in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Huntington National Bank raised its position in Opera by 37.8% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 906 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury bought a new position in Opera during the second quarter worth about $83,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Opera during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Opera by 127.0% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 11,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 6,350 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.21% of the company’s stock.

Opera Company Profile

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA) is a global software and internet services company best known for its cross-platform web browsers, including the flagship Opera Browser, Opera Mini for mobile devices and Opera GX designed for the gaming community. The company integrates features such as ad blocking, built-in VPN services and a cryptocurrency wallet into its desktop and mobile applications, aiming to deliver fast, secure and feature-rich browsing experiences to hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

Beyond its consumer-facing browsers, Opera operates Opera News, a personalized content and news aggregation platform with a strong presence in Africa and Asia, and Opera Ads, a digital advertising network that leverages user-behavior data to provide targeted ad placements across devices.