OPAL Fuels Inc. (OPAL)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Gas | White Plains, United States | NasdaqCM
2.06 USD
-0.07
(-3.286%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.05 -0.01 (-0.007%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is effectively broken. The company has endured four consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a catastrophic 76% cumulative decline over the last four years. This is not a temporary setback; it is a structural implosion where the market has repeatedly rejected the business model, driving the price from nearly $10 to under $2.50. Fundamentals confirm the rot: the company is burning cash with negative free cash flow, generating negligible returns on equity, and carrying a debt load that dwarfs its equity base. The valuation metrics, while appearing cheap on paper, are a reflection of this multi-year failure, not a margin of safety. Short-term, the outlook remains bleak. The stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a downtrend that shows no signs of reversal. While there is some buying of the dip by insiders and minor project announcements, these are insufficient to counteract the overwhelming bearish pressure. The options market agrees, with traders aggressively buying puts to hedge against further declines while ignoring the upside. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that appears fragile, this security offers no compelling entry point for either the aggressive trader or the value investor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.073036 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.073327 |
| AutoETS | 0.073329 |
| AutoTheta | 0.116317 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 0.89 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.242 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.67 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 83.604 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.874 |
| Market Cap | 359,998,528 |
| Forward P/E | 1.76 |
| Beta | 0.76 |
| Profit Margins | 5.50% |
| Website | https://opalfuels.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is concentrated entirely at the 2.5 strike across near-term expirations, creating a dense wall of downside insurance. Conversely, call activity is sparse and skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes (5.0), indicating minimal conviction in a near-term recovery. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, reflecting a market pricing in continued distress rather than a speculative rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.10822511 |
| Address1 | One North Lexington Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 1450 |
| All Time High | 12.352 |
| All Time Low | 1.26 |
| Ask | 2.68 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 126,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 256,306 |
| Average Volume | 256,306 |
| Average Volume10Days | 126,700 |
| Beta | 0.763 |
| Bid | 1.51 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 0.868 |
| City | White Plains |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.06 |
| Current Ratio | 1.817 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.15 |
| Day Low | 2.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 83.604 |
| Display Name | OPAL Fuels |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,374,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,374,000 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.165 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,365,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 25,257,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.074310005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 35.307 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.624 |
| Enterprise Value | 891,746,560 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.02 |
| Eps Forward | 1.17 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.2107 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.15070009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06816849 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.822511 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.80999994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.28222996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.40999997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24848484 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.65 - 2.87 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,621,863,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 16,948,010 |
| Forward Eps | 1.17 |
| Forward P E | 1.7606838 |
| Free Cashflow | -66,767,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 330 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0700002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.28639 |
| Fullday Price | 2.0528 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26331 |
| Gross Profits | 89,495,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.26185 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.61383 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 174,756,581 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-gas |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | OPAL Fuels Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets throughout the United States. It operates through three segments, RNG Fuel, Fuel Station Services and Renewable Power. The company also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it is involved in the design, development, and construction of hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities; and environmental attributes associated with RNG and renewable power, as well as sale of RNG as pipeline quality natural gas. OPAL Fuels Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York. |
| Long Name | OPAL Fuels Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 359,998,528 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_226080908 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -425,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 64,661,568 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 2.11 |
| Operating Cashflow | 38,370,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02072 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 914 705 4000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0072000027 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.3495147 |
| Post Market Price | 2.0528 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 2.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.0196078 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.373272 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0591743 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05501 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.52 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0700002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.28639 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.15 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.05 - 2.15 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.11 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.06 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 116,672 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00478 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03603 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.874 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,357,544 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0836 |
| Shares Short | 2,539,094 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,593,584 |
| Short Name | OPAL Fuels Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.121800005 |
| Short Ratio | 11.85 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | OPAL |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.2 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.19 |
| Target Median Price | 3.0 |
| Total Cash | 92,479,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.046 |
| Total Debt | 431,691,008 |
| Total Revenue | 339,886,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.01 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.269025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.20902514 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.092121124 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 116,672 |
| Website | https://opalfuels.com |
| Zip | 10,601 |