Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT) stock
OPTTNYSEElectric ServicesFiscal year ends April 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 14, 2026Score 8/3087% below fair value
$0.32−0.36 (-52.96%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $2.90MP/E –Yield –
Ocean Power Technologies statistics
78 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 15, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- -1.08
- 4.49
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 42.2%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 18.2%
- 0.04%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 54.2%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 25.0%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 3.12
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $21.60
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $0.30
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $0.52
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $1.39
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $7.43
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.17
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -24.8%
- 1.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -53.2%
- 3.82%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -94.5%
- -3.37%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -96.8%
- -2.42%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -96.4%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -97.6%
- 1.91%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -96.2%
- 35.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -99.5%
- 23.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 731,766
- –
- Relative Volume
- 22.38
- 0.81
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 32.5
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 142.9%
- 25.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 2.01
- 0.43
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1222.8%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- -1062.5%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -659.7%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -319.0%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -138.2%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -479.3%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -505.2%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.52
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.30
- 0.39
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -25.8%
- 7.96%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 11.0%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 25.4%
- 7.80%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.11
- 0.23
- Inventory Turnover
- 2.76
- 15.50
- Revenue Per Employee
- $65.51K
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- -$801.00K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 65
- 1,444
- WACC
- 15.2%
- 6.96%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$52.07M
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $7.50M
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.83
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $8.45M
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.94
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- -$3.41M
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$14.10M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.68M
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$3.12
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -1795.7%
- 4.40%
- FCF Yield
- -968.8%
- -3.90%
- Buyback Yield
- -298.7%
- -1.03%
- Shareholder Yield
- -298.7%
- 1.62%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -18.38
- 1.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | OPTT | S&P 500 | Difference | OPTT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -55.1% | -3.0% | −52.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -94.8% | -2.8% | −92.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | -96.4% | +11.5% | −107.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -97.6% | +13.5% | −111.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | -96.0% | +77.7% | −173.7 pts | -65.9% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -99.5% | +72.6% | −172.1 pts | -65.2% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M OPTT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 54.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,248,880 | +54.2% | 721,300 | 3.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,458,260 | -18.6% | 1,110,883 | 1.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,791,694 | +17.1% | 441,831 | 4.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,530,412 | -95.7% | 506,201 | 3.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 35,973,163 | +24.8% | 3,995,511 | 9.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 28,829,430 | +18.7% | 4,510,061 | 6.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24,285,193 | +13.4% | 6,911,596 | 3.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 21,408,171 | +40.4% | 3,976,064 | 5.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15,243,616 | -34.4% | 3,196,334 | 4.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23,245,076 | +66.9% | 8,474,543 | 2.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 13,930,604 | -4.9% | 3,342,765 | 4.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 14,643,363 | -5.2% | 2,557,416 | 5.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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