Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (OPTX)Technology | Electronic Components | Rochester, United States | NasdaqCM
8.52 USD
-0.21
(-2.405%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 8.79 +0.27 (3.169%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a stark contrast between operational headlines and financial reality. While the company secured significant new defense contracts—jumping 40% in guidance orders and securing AI-enabled camera deals—the stock has suffered a catastrophic 85% collapse over the last year. This massive drawdown suggests the market has priced out the previous business model entirely, leaving only a tiny, unproven future in place. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding cash with negative earnings, negative returns on equity, and a price-to-book ratio of 36x, which is absurd for a loss-making entity. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity. Although the stock recently rallied off its lows, the statistical forecasting models show very low confidence in any near-term trend, and the options chain reveals a defensive bias among traders. Without a proven path to profitability or a massive catalyst to restore trust in the management team, the risk of permanent capital loss remains high. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.340788 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.347191 |
| AutoETS | 0.358143 |
| AutoTheta | 0.412455 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 3.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.693 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 14.23 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.78 |
| Market Cap | 343,184,608 |
| Beta | -0.79 |
| Profit Margins | -8.26% |
| Website | https://www.syntecoptics.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume concentrated in the November expiration, suggesting a fear of further downside volatility. Conversely, call interest is skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a speculative hope for a rebound driven by the recent news of military orders, though overall open interest remains thin.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 4.5961537 |
| Address1 | Buildings 3/2B |
| Address2 | 515 Lee Road |
| All Time High | 19.5 |
| All Time Low | 0.845 |
| Ask | 11.05 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 215,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 643,537 |
| Average Volume | 643,537 |
| Average Volume10Days | 215,630 |
| Beta | -0.79 |
| Bid | 6.43 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 0.236 |
| City | Rochester |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.52 |
| Current Ratio | 5.972 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 9.09 |
| Day Low | 8.35 |
| Debt To Equity | 14.23 |
| Display Name | Syntec Optics |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,756,211,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,915,400 |
| Ebitda | 943,505 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03226 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 353.442 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.404 |
| Enterprise Value | 333,474,144 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 585 464 8043 |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.7679 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.24790001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.028273588 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 459.6154 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.92 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.3999996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4289544 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.3400006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 6.22034 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.18 - 14.92 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,643,207,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,267,997 |
| Free Cashflow | 429,482 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 164 |
| Fullday Change | -0.209999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.40549 |
| Fullday Price | 8.79 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19584 |
| Gross Profits | 5,726,972 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.77 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.07417 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 40,279,878 |
| Industry | Electronic Components |
| Industry Disp | Electronic Components |
| Industry Key | electronic-components |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. manufactures and supplies optics and photonics components, sub-systems, and optical systems for defense, medical, industrial, and consumer end-markets in the United States and Europe. It offers polymer-based optics; and optical assemblies, electro-optics assemblies, molded polymer and glass optic components, opto-mechanical components, nano machining, and thin films coating. The company also provides optics assembly, electro-optics assembly, design, and coating services. In addition, it is involved in the production and assembly of molded plastic optics parts including polymer and glass parts, opto-mechanicals, thin film coating, diamond turned optics, and optical systems including electro-optics assembly; and custom tooling, as well as provides engineering services. The company's products have applications in biometric, imaging, illumination, scanning, projection, blood analysis, point of care diagnosis, and fingerprint identification. Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in Rochester, New York. |
| Long Name | Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 343,184,608 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_222788340 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -2,414,591 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 351,643,334 |
| Open | 8.61 |
| Operating Cashflow | 702,011 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03884 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 585 768 2513 |
| Post Market Change | 0.2699995 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.169008 |
| Post Market Price | 8.79 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,490 |
| Previous Close | 8.73 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 36.101696 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 11.735731 |
| Profit Margins | -0.08257 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.292 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.209999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.40549 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.35 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.35 - 9.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.61 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.73 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.52 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 251,560 |
| Return On Assets | -0.026400002 |
| Return On Equity | -0.1164 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.261 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.78 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 40,279,878 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0519 |
| Shares Short | 2,091,136 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,170,519 |
| Short Name | Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2258 |
| Short Ratio | 4.93 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | OPTX |
| Total Cash | 14,047,104 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.349 |
| Total Debt | 4,336,683 |
| Total Revenue | 29,242,712 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.07 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.9834 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.5366006 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.22003618 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 251,560 |
| Website | https://www.syntecoptics.com |
| Zip | 14,606 |