Optical Cable (OCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Optical Cable Corporation (NASDAQ: OCC) designs, manufactures and markets fiber optic and copper connectivity products for communications and networking applications. Its offerings include fiber optic cables, cable assemblies, connectors, patch cords, reels, trunks, racks, patch panels and related connectivity hardware.

The company serves a range of markets, including enterprise networks, data centers, telecommunications, military and aerospace, industrial, broadcast, wireless and other demanding applications. Its products are designed for both indoor and outdoor environments and may be used in applications requiring ruggedized, tactical or high-performance cabling.

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, Optical Cable Corporation sells its products through direct sales, distributors, systems integrators and other channel partners. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.80 to $16.59
• 50-Day Range: $12.28 to $17.80
• 52-Week Range: $4.02 to $27.98
• Volume: 120,208 shs
• Average Volume: 270,677 shs
• Market Capitalization: $146.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 57.14
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Optical Cable Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Optical Cable scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 366th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Optical Cable has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Optical Cable has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 67.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Optical Cable are expected to grow by 67.35% in the coming year, from $0.49 to $0.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Optical Cable is 57.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Optical Cable is 57.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.25.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Optical Cable has a P/B Ratio of 9.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.79% of the float of Optical Cable has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Optical Cable has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Optical Cable has recently increased by 9.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Optical Cable does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Optical Cable does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Optical Cable will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.76% next year. This indicates that Optical Cable will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Optical Cable has a news sentiment score of 1.45. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Optical Cable this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for OCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Optical Cable to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Optical Cable insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $284,189.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.40% of the stock of Optical Cable is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.61% of the stock of Optical Cable is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OCC
• CIK: 1000230
• Web: www.occfiber.com
• Phone: (540) 265-0690
• Fax: 540-265-0724
• Employees: 348
• Year Founded: 1983

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.46 million
• Net Margins: 3.10%
• Pretax Margin: 3.09%
• Return on Equity: 15.88%
• Return on Assets: 6.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $73.04 million
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.67 per share
• Price / Book: 9.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,840,000
• Free Float: 6,861,000
• Market Cap: $146.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57