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$OPTT

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

XASE

$0.1788-0.67%−$0.0012Prev $0.1800LIVE Full chart Live alerts
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Why is OPTT down today? It is at $0.179 (-0.67%), and our scanner flagged it 35 times on unusual volume this month. See the catalyst behind the move, real-time alerts the moment OPTT spikes, and full due diligence on OPTT — key stats, earnings, dilution and insider activity. Free.

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Key Stats

Price & performance
Price
$0.179
Change today
-0.67%
Previous close
$0.180
52-week range
$0.131 – $0.720
Valuation & dividend
Market cap
$41M
Ownership & volume
Shares outstanding
270.1M
Live vendor count ↗
Insider ownership
1.5%
DEF 14A · 2026-08-03 ↗
Institutional own.
12.43%
Total held
13.9%
Tradeable float
232.5M
86% of shares · after 2% insiders + 12% institutions
Short interest
21.4M
▲ +40% vs prior · as of 2026-07-15
Short % of float
9.2%
Days to cover
5.4d
Avg daily volume
7.2M
Next earnings
Sep 21 · in 46d
Classification
Exchange
XASE
Relative volumevs this time of day
5m
0.2x
15m
0.6x
1h
0.5x
1D
0.3x

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Why is $OPTT down today?

SEC filing

Here is the latest on OPTT from our scanner (live price and day move above). Fresh from the SEC: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.: Power Technologies Selected for Participation in $40 Million U.S. Navy Project for Autonomous Ocean Mapping. A material company disclosure like this is often the real catalyst behind a move of this size.

Likely catalystPower Technologies Selected for Participation in $40 Million U.S. Navy Project for Autonomous Ocean MappingReported one of six potential awardees under a $40 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity ("IDIQ") contractReported structure, individual task-orders will be competed among the contract holders. The $40 million represents the aggregate contract ceiling, from the latest SEC filing. Read it →
Why is $OPTT moving? →▶ Replay the moveAuto-generated from live scanner data. Not investment advice.
Trading profileNot shortableNo SSRBorrow via Alpaca · SSR from Reg SHO 201
Wall Street consensusStrong Buy1 analyst
Avg target $1.50(+739% upside)
Range $2 – $2
1 buy0 hold0 sell

Analyst data via Nasdaq. Not investment advice.

Insiders

0 buys, 0 sells last 3 months (21/5 over 12 months)
Show 12 recent transactions
InsiderActionShares% of positionOwns afterValueDate
Powers Robert Patrick
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-438K
0.2% of company
sold 30%1.04M$188K
at $0.430
Mar 5, 26
Stratmann Philipp
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-901K
0.4% of company
sold 32%1.93M$387K
at $0.430
Mar 5, 26
Pagliara Tracy D
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-323K
0.1% of company
sold 27%858K$139K
at $0.430
Mar 5, 26
Pagliara Tracy D
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+201K
0.09% of company
added 21%1.18Mn/aJan 30, 26
Powers Robert Patrick
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+282K
0.1% of company
added 24%1.47Mn/aJan 30, 26
Stratmann Philipp
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+593K
0.3% of company
added 26%2.83Mn/aJan 30, 26
Montesi Corliss J.
Director
Acquired (grant/award)+151K
0.07% of company
n/a151Kn/aJan 27, 26
Cryan Terence James
Director
Acquired (grant/award)+378K
0.2% of company
added 19%2.33Mn/aJan 27, 26
Pagliara Tracy D
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+415K
0.2% of company
added 73%980Kn/aJan 27, 26
Stratmann Philipp
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+806K
0.4% of company
added 56%2.24Mn/aJan 27, 26
Powers Robert Patrick
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+427K
0.2% of company
added 56%1.19Mn/aJan 27, 26
Hewlett Clyde W
Director
Acquired (grant/award)+151K
0.07% of company
added 15%1.13Mn/aJan 27, 26

Recent Form-4 filings via Nasdaq. Open-market buys are the signal worth watching. Grants and automatic (10b5-1) sells are routine. “% of position” is the share of that insider’s own holding the trade moved. Not investment advice.

$OPTT is down 0.7% today and has a recent share offering on file. See who may be selling into moves →

Dilution watch

Recent offering

At-the-market (ATM) offering active — the company can keep selling new shares into the market over time (ongoing). If $OPTT runs, these filings show who may be positioned to sell new or newly-registered shares into the move.

Sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (last 9 months); terms read straight from the filing text where available. Ongoing = an at-the-market (ATM) program still selling over time or a live shelf, so it can keep diluting; Completed = a one-time priced sale that already finished. A shelf (S-3) stays effective ~3 years. Form type signals dilution capacity, not an exact share count, and we can't confirm how much of a shelf or ATM remains unused. Not investment advice.

$OPTT Sentiment

Neutral
Bearish58Bullish
📰 News: 2 bull · 1 bearToday: -0.7%👥 Community: 0 bull · 0 bear

Blend of news sentiment, today’s move, and community votes. Not investment advice.

$OPTT Activity

News, unusual-volume alerts, AI-trader trades and community chatter — the whole story, newest first.

News· SEC EDGAR· 20h ago
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.: Power Technologies Selected for Participation in $40 Million U.S. Navy Project for Autonomous Ocean Mapping
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher SOLD $OPTT at $0.1857 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"sell","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · day","reason":"time_box","shares":28,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.186
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher BOUGHT $OPTT at $0.1879 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"buy","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · day","reason":"day entry · topplay-first(5m)","shares":28,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.188
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher SOLD $OPTT at $0.1871 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"sell","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"time_box","shares":28,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.187
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher BOUGHT $OPTT at $0.1873 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"buy","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"scalp entry · hl-reversal(hold)","shares":28,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.187
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher SOLD $OPTT at $0.1812 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"sell","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"stop_hit","shares":16294,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.181
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher BOUGHT $OPTT at $0.1882 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"buy","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"Add at level","shares":16287,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.188
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher SOLD $OPTT at $0.1945 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"sell","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"Scale out into strength","shares":13,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.195
Alert· 1d ago
The Watcher BOUGHT $OPTT at $0.1882 __THOTH_JSON__{"side":"buy","strategyLabel":"The Watcher · scalp","reason":"scalp entry · coil-under9","shares":20,"instance":"Rider"}
at $0.188
Alert· 1d ago +1.3% vs EMA
$OPTT near 200 EMA: +1.35% from 200 EMA at 8:17 AM ET
at $0.187
Alert· 1d ago 65.9× RVOL
OPTT hit 65.872x RVOL at 8:15 AM ET
at $0.202
Alert· 2d ago +6.1% vs EMA
OPTT 200EMA (15m) Trending · 54 bars · L3 · +6.10% above EMA · slope +1.32%
at $0.184
Alert· 3d ago -2.87%
$OPTT moved -2.87% (~15m high-low range 2.87%) (Level 2) at 7:54 AM ET
at $0.182
Alert· 5d ago 19.2× RVOL
OPTT hit 19.187x RVOL at 7:24 PM ET
at $0.178
Alert· 5d ago +6.2% vs EMA
OPTT 200EMA (15m) Trending · 53 bars · L3 · +6.23% above EMA · slope +1.87%
at $0.177
Alert· 5d ago -2.00%
$OPTT moved -2.00% in 1 min (Level 1) at 5:49 PM ET
at $0.179
Alert· 5d ago 22.1× RVOL
OPTT hit 22.128x RVOL at 3:22 PM ET
at $0.188
Alert· 5d ago 37.4× RVOL
OPTT hit 37.380x RVOL at 2:33 PM ET
at $0.185
Alert· 5d ago 4.3× RVOL
OPTT hit 4.331x RVOL at 2:09 PM ET
at $0.183
Alert· 6d ago +1.2% vs EMA
$OPTT near 200 EMA: +1.16% from 200 EMA at 11:34 AM ET
at $0.176
Alert· 6d ago -2.30%
$OPTT moved -2.30% in 1 min (Level 1) at 11:34 AM ET
at $0.175
Alert· 6d ago 99.7× RVOL
OPTT hit 99.690x RVOL at 11:34 AM ET
at $0.176
Alert· 6d ago +0.8% vs EMA
OPTT 200EMA (5m) Trending · 102 bars · L4 · +0.80% above EMA · slope +0.29%
at $0.162
Alert· 7d ago 13.6× RVOL
OPTT hit 13.600x RVOL at 9:58 AM ET
at $0.169
Alert· 7d ago +1.95%
$OPTT moved +1.95% in 1 min (Level 1) at 4:14 PM ET
at $0.157
Alert· 8d ago 27.5× RVOL
OPTT hit 27.487x RVOL at 12:07 PM ET
at $0.159
News· SEC EDGAR· 9d ago
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. filed an 8-K: Material Agreement
News· SEC EDGAR· 13d ago
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. filed an 8-K: Material Agreement, Agreement Terminated, Results of Operations, Executive / Board Change
News· SEC EDGAR· 38d ago
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. filed an 8-K: Material Agreement, Shareholder Rights Change, Charter / Bylaw Change, Other Material Event
News· GlobeNewswire Inc.· 377d ago Bullish
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2025 Results
News· GlobeNewswire Inc.· 688d ago Bullish
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results
News· Benzinga· 763d ago Bearish
12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Thursday's Pre-Market Session - Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS), Art's-Way ... - Benzinga
News· Benzinga· 769d ago
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OPTT stock FAQ

Why is $OPTT down today?

Here is the latest on OPTT from our scanner (live price and day move above). Fresh from the SEC: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.: Power Technologies Selected for Participation in $40 Million U.S. Navy Project for Autonomous Ocean Mapping. A material company disclosure like this is often the real catalyst behind a move of this size.

What is the OPTT stock price today?

OPTT last traded at $0.179, down 0.67% on the day. The price and chart above update live during market hours (4 AM to 8 PM ET).

When does OPTT report earnings?

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT) is next expected to report earnings on Monday, September 21, 2026, about 46 days away. Earnings reports often cause large overnight gaps, so many traders manage risk around the date. The date can shift until the company officially confirms it.

Where can I see live OPTT alerts?

The OPTT Live Alerts panel on this page streams real-time unusual volume (RVOL), momentum, halt and 200-EMA alerts from our scanner the moment they fire. Our scanner has flagged OPTT 35 times in the last 30 days.

What exchange is OPTT on?

OPTT (Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.) trades on XASE, with a market cap of about $41M.

Is OPTT good for day trading?

That depends on your strategy and risk. Day traders look for volume, volatility and a clear trend. Use the live chart, RVOL alerts and 200-EMA context on this page to judge OPTT for yourself. This is not investment advice.

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