Oculis Holding AG (OCS)Healthcare | Biotechnology | Zug, Switzerland | NasdaqGM
12.21 USD
-0.22
(-1.770%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.21 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:54 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Oculis is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between analyst optimism and the company's operational reality. While analysts maintain a 'strong buy' rating with a mean target price nearly triple the current level, the underlying business is bleeding cash, posting negative operating margins of -76%, and suffering from a failed clinical trial that forced a painful pipeline pivot. This fundamental deterioration is reflected in the stock's price action, which remains trapped below its 200-day moving average despite a recent quarterly bounce. The recent surge in call volume targeting the 15.0 strike suggests traders are hoping for a catalyst to validate the high valuations, but the absence of a successful drug candidate and the ongoing securities fraud investigation create a precarious environment where the current price may not reflect the true risk of capital impairment. Until the pipeline shows definitive proof of concept and legal issues are resolved, the risk-reward profile remains skewed heavily against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.103445 |
| AutoETS | 0.145532 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.151843 |
| MSTL | 0.194520 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 0.77 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.127 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.159 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.021 |
| Market Cap | 677,996,416 |
| Forward P/E | -5.96 |
| Beta | 0.23 |
| Website | https://oculis.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility rather than a clear directional breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (15.0 and 20.0) for later expirations, suggesting bets on a significant recovery or rally. However, put volume is concentrated at the 15.0 strike for the November expiration, acting as a hedge against further downside. The implied volatility gap between calls and puts indicates a market anticipating a 'long gamma' environment where price swings will be wide in both directions, but the lack of massive open interest at extreme strikes suggests uncertainty about whether the stock can sustain a move above the 15.0 resistance level.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.24396282 |
| Address1 | Bahnhofstrasse 20 |
| All Time High | 34.475 |
| All Time Low | 6.26 |
| Ask | 15.29 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 171,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 585,204 |
| Average Volume | 585,204 |
| Average Volume10Days | 171,670 |
| Beta | 0.225 |
| Bid | 8.8 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 4.4196477 |
| City | Zug |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.21 |
| Current Ratio | 8.347 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.47 |
| Day Low | 12.14 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.159 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | -85,977,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.141 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 450.1 |
| Enterprise Value | 527,967,488 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.56183 |
| Eps Forward | -2.0476043 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.5016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.29160023 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.023325032 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -24.396282 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.475 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -22.265 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.64583033 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.6899996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16064633 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.52 - 34.475 |
| Financial Currency | CHF |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,621,344,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 52,412,374 |
| Forward Eps | -2.0476043 |
| Forward P E | -5.963066 |
| Free Cashflow | -41,372,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 60 |
| Fullday Change | -0.22 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.76991 |
| Fullday Price | 12.21 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -55,561,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.035269998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.47557 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 55,527,961 |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Industry Disp | Biotechnology |
| Industry Key | biotechnology |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-03-03 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Oculis Holding AG, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops drug candidates to treat ophthalmic, neuro-ophthalmic, and neurological diseases in Switzerland and internationally. The company's lead product candidate is OCS-01, a topical dexamethasone optireach formulation, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of diabetic macular edema; OCS-02, a topical biologic candidate that is in Phase 2b clinical trials for the treatment for dry eye disease; and OCS-05, a disease modifying neuroprotective agent for neurological damage with indications for glaucoma, dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, and acute optic neuritis. Oculis Holding AG was formerly known as Oculis SA and changed its name to Oculis Holding AG in March 2023. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. |
| Long Name | Oculis Holding AG |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 677,996,416 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_589165623 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -79,190,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 690,212,555 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 12.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | -65,670,000 |
| Operating Margins | -76.02581 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 41 41 711 3960 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.21 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 12.43 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -7.817752 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.7626636 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 578.0021 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 8.243 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.3 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.22 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.76991 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.14 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.14 - 12.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.21 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 221,869 |
| Return On Assets | -0.24952 |
| Return On Equity | -0.43699002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.188 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.021 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Shares Outstanding | 55,527,961 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.026300002 |
| Shares Short | 1,460,411 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,505,142 |
| Short Name | Oculis Holding AG |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0308 |
| Short Ratio | 4.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | OCS |
| Target High Price | 44.91536 |
| Target Low Price | 20.080317 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.074387 |
| Target Median Price | 39.075745 |
| Total Cash | 228,324,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.699 |
| Total Debt | 2,543,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,173,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.7 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.219675 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.009675 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.42459062 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 221,869 |
| Website | https://oculis.com |
| Zip | 6,300 |