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After finishing at $0.42 in the prior trading day, Ocean Power Technologies (AMEX: OPTT) closed at $0.44, up 4.77%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.04 million shares were traded. OPTT stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.401.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of OPTT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Ladenburg Thalmann on September 24, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $1.50.
On May 09, 2013, Ascendiant Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $5.Ascendiant Capital Markets initiated its Strong Buy rating on May 09, 2013, with a $5 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 17 ’25 when Stratmann Philipp bought 3,989 shares for $0.49 per share. The transaction valued at 1,975 led to the insider holds 517,714 shares of the business.
Slaiby Peter E. bought 35,000 shares of OPTT for $6,713 on Nov 25 ’24. The Director now owns 241,871 shares after completing the transaction at $0.19 per share. On Nov 13 ’24, another insider, Cryan Terence James, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $0.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 14,800 and bolstered with 358,658 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OPTT now has a Market Capitalization of 81130328 and an Enterprise Value of 79964328. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.926 whereas that against EBITDA is -3.418.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OPTT is 2.35, which has changed by 1.9333334 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12121439 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OPTT has reached a high of $1.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5797360 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 171.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.24M. Insiders hold about 8.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.67% stake in the company. Shares short for OPTT as of 1760486400 were 17716753 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1757894400 on 12398974. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17716753 and a Short% of Float of 9.83.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) reflects the collective analysis of 1 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.02, with high estimates of -$0.02 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.11 and -$0.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.11. EPS for the following year is -$0.07, with 1.0 analysts recommending between -$0.07 and -$0.07.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.44M. There is a high estimate of $3.44M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.44M.
Based on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.56M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.56M and the low estimate is $19.56M.
