Opera (OPRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Opera Limited is a technology company that develops web browsers and related digital services for desktop and mobile users. Its products include the Opera browser, Opera One, Opera GX, which is designed for gamers, and Opera Mini, a mobile browser focused on efficient data use and performance on a range of devices.

The company also provides browser-based features and services such as advertising solutions, personalized content, news products and artificial intelligence tools, including the Aria browser AI. Opera has developed products for users in international markets, with browsers and services available across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and other regions.

Opera traces its origins to Norway, where the company was founded in 1995. It has operated as a global software business and, following its separation from its former parent company, became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock market in 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.02 to $18.49
• 50-Day Range: $17.68 to $20.51
• 52-Week Range: $11.71 to $21.06
• Volume: 619,041 shs
• Average Volume: 304,698 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.99
• Dividend Yield: 4.32%
• Price Target: $24.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Opera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Opera scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 243 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Opera has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Opera has a consensus price target of $24.75, representing about 37.0% upside from its current price of $18.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Opera are expected to grow by 25.00% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Opera is 12.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Opera is 12.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Opera has a P/B Ratio of 1.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.90% 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 3.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Opera has recently increased by 6.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Opera is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.26%, 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 56.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Opera will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.78% next year. This indicates that Opera will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Opera has a news sentiment score of -0.04. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Opera this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for OPRA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Opera to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OPRA
• CIK: 1737450
• Web: www.opera.com
• Phone: (472) 369-2400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 605
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Opera: $24.75
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $21.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.72
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $108.28 million
• Net Margins: 18.55%
• Pretax Margin: 22.00%
• Return on Equity: 9.14%
• Return on Assets: 8.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $614.83 million
• Price / Sales: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $1.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.05
• Book Value: $11.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,920,000
• Free Float: 13,907,000
• Market Cap: $1.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31