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Opus Genetics, Inc. (IRD)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Durham, United States | NasdaqCM
5.74 USD -0.01 (-0.174%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT

Opus Genetics (IRD) has shown recent momentum with a price increase over the past few weeks, supported by positive news and analyst recommendations. However, the company faces challenges with negative earnings and high debt-to-equity ratios. While the options market shows mixed signals, the recent price movement and positive sentiment suggest a potential short-term buying opportunity. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are weak, and the lack of dividends makes it less attractive. Overall, IRD could be a speculative play for short-term traders but not a strong long-term investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.505367
MSTL0.518760
AutoETS0.528111
AutoARIMA0.609102

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 6.91
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.087
Excess Kurtosis -0.84
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 7.356
Revenue per Share 0.228
Market Cap 408,395,520
Forward P/E -10.10
Beta 0.52
Previous Name Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.
Website https://opusgtx.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls for April 17 and May 15 have higher open interest and volume at the 7.5 strike, indicating potential for upward movement, while the ATM strikes are also showing activity. However, the puts show significant activity at the 5.0 strike, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The high IV and OI at the higher strikes may indicate speculation about potential price increases, but the puts suggest caution. Overall, the options market is showing a balanced view with both bullish and bearish indicators.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 6.7702703
Address1 8 Davis Drive
Address2 Suite 220
All Time High 4,795.2
All Time Low 0.65
Ask 7.23
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.1 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 647,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 976,257
Average Volume 976,257
Average Volume10Days 647,540
Beta 0.523
Bid 4.14
Bid Size 2
Book Value 0.22
City Durham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.74
Current Ratio 6.432
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.79
Day Low 5.625
Debt To Equity 7.356
Display Name Opus Genetics
Dividend Date 1,604,620,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,755,261,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,915,400
Ebitda -38,546,000
Ebitda Margins -2.71527
Enterprise To Ebitda -9.473
Enterprise To Revenue 25.722
Enterprise Value 365,145,024
Eps Current Year -0.56714
Eps Forward -0.56857
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.8
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 4.3584
Fifty Day Average Change 1.3815999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.31699705
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 677.02704
Fifty Two Week High 5.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.05000019
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.008635611
Fifty Two Week Low 0.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.0299997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 7.084507
Fifty Two Week Range 0.71 - 5.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,131,633,000,000
Float Shares 34,821,766
Forward Eps -0.56857
Forward P E -10.095502
Free Cashflow -23,768,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins -1.17047
Gross Profits -16,616,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.14475
Held Percent Institutions 0.37599
Implied Shares Outstanding 71,149,045
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ir Website http://www.rexahn.com/cms/index.php/investor-relations/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,604,620,800
Last Split Factor 1:4
Long Business Summary Opus Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops gene therapies to restore vision and prevent blindness in patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and other types of therapies for additional ophthalmic disorders. It develops OPGx-LCA5, an early-onset retinal degeneration that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of LCA5-associated IRD; and OPGx-BEST1 to treat BEST1-associated retinal disease. The company also develops various pre-clinical IRD programs, including OPGx-RHO, a gene therapy that targets autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa caused by RHO mutations; OPGx-RDH12 that is designed to restore protein expression and halt functional deterioration in patients with retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the retinal dehydrogenase gene; OPGx-MERTK, an AAV vector for the treatment of MERTK IRD; OPGx-NMNAT1, a gene augmentation therapy designed to halt functional deterioration in pediatric patients with retinal degenerative disease caused by mutations in the nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 gene; and OPGx-CNGB1, an AAV gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa due to mutations in the CNGB1 gene. In addition, it develops Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution for reversal of mydriasis, as well as for the treatment of presbyopia and dim light or night vision disturbances and APX3330, a small-molecule inhibitor of Ref-1 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Opus Genetics, Inc. was formerly known as Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. and changed its name to Opus Genetics, Inc. in November 2020. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
Long Name Opus Genetics, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 408,395,520
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_560534013
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common -49,591,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 409,107,008
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 5.75
Operating Cashflow -35,253,000
Operating Margins -2.96326
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 984 884 6030
Prev Name Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.
Previous Close 5.75
Price Eps Current Year -10.120957
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 26.090908
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 28.768353
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 6.202
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.07143
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.010000229
Regular Market Change Percent -0.17391703
Regular Market Day High 5.79
Regular Market Day Low 5.625
Regular Market Day Range 5.625 - 5.79
Regular Market Open 5.75
Regular Market Previous Close 5.75
Regular Market Price 5.74
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,693
Regular Market Volume 549,141
Return On Assets -0.55391
Return On Equity -2.4241
Revenue Growth -0.102
Revenue Per Share 0.228
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 71,149,045
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.025999999
Shares Short 1,846,316
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,110,696
Short Name Opus Genetics, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0275
Short Ratio 1.89
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol IRD
Target High Price 15.0
Target Low Price 8.0
Target Mean Price 9.92857
Target Median Price 9.5
Total Cash 45,091,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.634
Total Debt 1,129,000
Total Revenue 14,196,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.8
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 2.3891
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3508997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 1.4025782
Type Disp Equity
Volume 549,141
Website https://opusgtx.com
Zip 27,713