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OPTT

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
NYSE· Electric Services· Inc. NJ· CIK 0001378140 Traditional Energy
$0.6199 −0.07 (−10.16%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $0.6900
Market cap
$8.0M
Nano cap
Median target
$45.00
+7159% · range $45.00–45.00
1 year
+19.2%
from $0.5200 · Oct 27
30 days
−62.9%
from $1.67
52-week range
$0.1100–6.00
−90% from high · low Sep 11
Avg volume 20D
806.1K
Oct 6 spike 3.61M
Short interest
1.79M
≈14.6% of shares · +17.1%
Days to cover
4.1
at average volume
Insider net
$0
no open-market trades · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
18
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BEARISH 12 reports · 90 days
Balance 4 bearish · 1 bullish · 7 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 10/12
Strongest BEARISH Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) exchanged its existing Series C-1 convertible notes for new Series D…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersNO TRADES

    No open-market buys or sells in 12 months. Recent filings are awards, exercises and tax withholding.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 8 added (0 new), 5 trimmed or exited.

  • EstimatesFLAT

    Current-quarter EPS estimate −$0.900 → −$0.900 over 90 days.

  • Short sellersBUILDING

    Short interest +17.1% to 1.79M shares. 4.1 days to cover, ≈14.6% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    28% below its 50-day average.

  • SocialQUIET

    No Reddit mentions this week. Last mention Oct 9.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
UBS Group AGADD6,869,388$1.8M
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COADD1,387,399$363.5K
NORTHERN TRUST CORPADD519,151$136.0K
ROYAL BANK OF CANADATRIM518,050$136.0K
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPTRIM256,667$67.2K
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.ADD130,500$34.2K
IMC-Chicago, LLCDOUBLED103,241$27.0K
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCTRIM99,787$26.1K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Dec 2025
12-month targets · 2 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +7159%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Dec 18, 2025HC Wainwright & Co.
INITIATE
INITIATEBuy
Sep 24, 2025Ladenburg Thalmann
INITIATE
INITIATEBuy
May 9, 2013Ascendiant Capital
INITIATE
INITIATEStrong Buy
Reddit
Recent posts
r/pennystocks Neutral 17d ago
$OPTT is decently shorted with low float, no shares available, and high cost to borrow. Does it have potential?
0 upvotes · 10 comments
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Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
open-market buys or sells · 12 mo
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 30, 2026
PAGLIARA TRACY D
Interim President and CEO
AWARD75,000 sh
Mar 5, 2026
Powers Robert Patrick
Senior VP and CFO
TAX W/H$189.9K
Mar 5, 2026
PAGLIARA TRACY D
Senior VP and General Counsel
TAX W/H$140.1K
Mar 5, 2026
Stratmann Philipp
President and CEO
TAX W/H$391.1K
Jan 30, 2026
Powers Robert Patrick
CFO
AWARD54,013 sh
Jan 30, 2026
PAGLIARA TRACY D
Senior VP and General Counsel
AWARD201,442 sh
Jan 30, 2026
Powers Robert Patrick
CFO
AWARD173,920 sh
Jan 30, 2026
Stratmann Philipp
President and CEO
AWARD100,162 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
−$0.90
EPS estimate, this quarter
0%
estimate change, 90 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q-$0.90-$0.90–-$0.90+0.0%$2.8M
Next Q-$0.90-$0.90–-$0.90+0.0%$3.9M
Current FY-$3.45-$3.60–-$3.30-27.8%$14.5M
Next FY-$1.80-$1.80–-$1.80-50.0%$33.4M

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
1,791,694
shares short
+17.1%
vs prior settlement
4.1
days to cover
≈14.6%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 26, 2026 Press
🔒 Fresh report (last 24h), subscribers only
Oct 26, 2026 Contract
🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Oct 15, 2026 SEC
The SEC declared effective Ocean Power Technologies' S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-298559) on October 14…
EFFECT — Impact 5/10
Oct 14, 2026 SEC
Ocean Power Technologies filed a 424B5 prospectus to register 366,162 shares of common stock for resale by Columbia…
424B5 — Impact 5/10
Oct 7, 2026 SEC
This 8-K/A amends the original 8-K filed October 7, 2026, to correct the characterization of CFO Robert Powers'…
8-K/A — Impact 4/10
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
PAGLIARA TRACY D was granted 75,000 shares
Interim President and CEO
Aug 21, 2026 Press
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) disclosed that its FY2026 10-K contains a going concern qualification from its…
Impact 7/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
UBS Group AG — ADD
6,869,388 shares ($1.8M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 26, 2026
Contract
🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Oct 6, 2026
Press release
Ocean Power Technologies Demonstrates Offshore Deployment of Greensea IQ Bayonet 150 from Modified WAM-V 16
Proof of concept transported and remotely released a 300-pound amphibious vehicle that subsequently transited from offshore to the beach Proof of…
Sep 21, 2026
Press release
Ocean Power Technologies Operates Three WAM-V Classes Across Five Mission Sets at REPMUS 2026
WAM-V unmanned surface vessels integrated with U.S. command and control and supported training for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel in…
Sep 18, 2026
Press release
Ocean Power Technologies Advances WAM-V® Development Through U.S. Army Surf-Zone Testing
Evaluation of WAM-V® 8 provides data and operational insights to inform larger platform development and sensor integration for demanding nearshore…
Sep 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: OPTT down 96% to 1.5M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 3.02 | ≈17.00% of shares outstanding (est.)

SecBot reports

18 filings · 8 press releases · 2 bullish · 6 bearish · 1 mixed · 9 neutral
All OPTT filing & press-release reports (26)