Opera (OPRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Opera Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile and PC web browsers and related products and services in Norway and internationally. The company offers mobile browser products, such as Opera Mini, Opera browser for Android and iOS, and Opera GX for PCs and Mobile; Opera Touch; PC browsers, including Opera for Computers and Opera GX; Apex Football; Opera VPN Pro; and Opera News, an AI-powered personalized news discovery and aggregation service. It provides Opera Crypto Browser for PCs and mobile; browser-based cashback rewards programs; owns GameMaker Studio, a 2D gaming development platform; and GXC, a gaming portal. In addition, the company operates Opera Ads, an online advertising platform; and offers Web3 and e-commerce services. Opera Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Opera Limited is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.37 to $16.43
• 50-Day Range: $15.40 to $20.33
• 52-Week Range: $12.56 to $22.50
• Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 548,867 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.18
• Dividend Yield: 4.78%
• Price Target: $24.90
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Opera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Opera scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 670 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Opera has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Opera has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Opera are expected to grow by 25.93% in the coming year, from $0.81 to $1.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Opera is 17.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Opera is 17.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 51.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Opera has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.86% of the float of Opera has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Opera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Opera has recently decreased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Opera is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Opera does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Opera is 82.98%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Opera will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.47% in the coming year. This indicates that Opera may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.86% of the float of Opera has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Opera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Opera has recently decreased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Opera has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Opera this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for OPRA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Opera to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Opera insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

84.36% of the stock of Opera is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.21% of the stock of Opera is held by institutions.

OPRA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OPRA shares performed this year?

Opera's stock was trading at $18.94 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, OPRA shares have decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $16.32.

How were Opera's earnings last quarter?

Opera Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:OPRA) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $142.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $132.48 million. Opera had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 16.15%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Opera IPO?

Opera (OPRA) raised $106 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, July 27th 2018. The company issued 9,600,000 shares at a price of $10.00-$12.00 per share. CICC and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Opera's major shareholders?

Opera's top institutional investors include Jane Street Group LLC, Group One Trading LLC, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury and GAMMA Investing LLC.

How do I buy shares of Opera?

Shares of OPRA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Opera own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Opera investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET CONTENT
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OPRA
• CIK: 1737450
• Web: www.opera.com
• Phone: (472) 369-2400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 630
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Opera: $24.90
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $22.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $80.77 million
• Net Margins: 16.15%
• Pretax Margin: 19.12%
• Return on Equity: 9.21%
• Return on Assets: 8.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 2.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $480.65 million
• Price / Sales: 3.04
• Cash Flow: $1.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.99
• Book Value: $10.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,500,000
• Free Float: 13,998,000
• Market Cap: $1.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96