NASDAQ:OPT Opthea (OPT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $3.41 +0.23 (+7.23%) As of 07/3/2025 02:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Opthea Stock (NASDAQ:OPT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Opthea alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.25▼$3.4850-Day Range$3.41▼$3.4152-Week Range$1.89▼$6.30Volume3,000 shsAverage Volume26,536 shsMarket Capitalization$524.83 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$1.33Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Opthea Limited, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies primarily for eye disease in Australia. The company's development activities are based on the intellectual property portfolio covering Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors (VEGF) VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and VEGF Receptor-3 for the treatment of diseases associated with blood and lymphatic vessel growth, as well as vascular leakage. Its lead product candidate is Sozinibercept (OPT 302), a soluble form of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 VEGFR-3, currently under Phase 3 clinical development as a novel therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. The company was formerly known as Circadian Technologies Limited and changed its name to Opthea Limited in December 2015. Opthea Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is based in South Yarra, Australia. Read More Opthea Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks10th Percentile Overall ScoreOPT MarketRank™: Opthea scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2692nd out of 2,814 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingOpthea has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageOpthea has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Opthea's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Opthea are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.39) to ($0.67) per share.Read more about Opthea's valuation and earnings. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for OPT. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldOpthea does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthOpthea does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for OPT. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentOpthea has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Opthea this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for OPT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Opthea insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.20% of the stock of Opthea is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions55.95% of the stock of Opthea is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Opthea's insider trading history. Receive OPT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Opthea and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address OPT Stock News HeadlinesBiocurious: Dimerix could be riding big and beautiful kidney drug success earlier than expectedJuly 2 at 8:42 AM | msn.comOpthea Faces Leadership Changes Amidst Clinical Trial SetbacksJune 1, 2025 | tipranks.comA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. | Porter & Company (Ad)Biotech Dimerix lands $940m licensing deal for kidney drug salesMay 1, 2025 | afr.comPhil King’s Regal successfully bets against Tesla, NvidiaMay 1, 2025 | afr.comRegal’s King says his hedge funds will recover from March madnessApril 16, 2025 | afr.comRegal: Don’t catch the falling knife, wait for it to stick in the floorApril 16, 2025 | msn.comBELL POTTER SECURITIES Downgrades Opthea (CKDXF)April 9, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines OPT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have OPT shares performed this year? Opthea's stock was trading at $3.93 at the start of the year. Since then, OPT shares have decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at $3.41. When did Opthea IPO? Opthea (OPT) raised $161 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, October 16th 2020. The company issued 9,300,000 shares at a price of $17.26 per share. Citigroup and SVB Leerink acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Oppenheimer & Co. and Truist Securities were co-managers. How do I buy shares of Opthea? Shares of OPT 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 Opthea own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Opthea investors own include PayPal (PYPL), Sunrun (RUN), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Ross Stores (ROST), Zendesk (ZEN) and Adobe (ADBE). Company Calendar Today7/04/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/28/2025Fiscal Year End6/30/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry MED - BIOMED/GENE Sub-IndustryPharmaceutical Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:OPT CIK1815620 Webwww.opthea.com Phone61-3-9826-0399FaxN/AEmployees8Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$1.33 High Stock Price Target$2.00 Low Stock Price Target$1.00 Potential Upside/Downside-60.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.17 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.57 Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$120 thousand Price / Sales4,373.61 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($0.56) per share Price / Book-6.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares153,910,000Free Float148,986,000Market Cap$524.83 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.17 Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? 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