SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX)
Information Technology · Precision optics and photonics manufacturing · NASDAQ
Syntec Optics manufactures precision polymer and glass optical components and photonics-enabled sub-systems for defense, biomedical, and satellite communications OEMs.
What SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A does
Syntec Optics is a vertically integrated advanced manufacturing company specializing in precision optics and photonics-enabled solutions for OEMs. The company designs and manufactures optical components, sub-systems, and integrated modules using proprietary techniques including polymer and glass optics molding, thin-film coatings, nanomachining, and opto-electronic assembly. Products serve defense, biomedical, consumer, and communications end-markets with mission-critical applications requiring high precision and reliability.
Themes: ["photonics manufacturing","defense optics","biomedical imaging","satellite communications optics","precision manufacturing","vertical integration"]
Fundamentals
- Price$8.50 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$342M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+565.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-10.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+18.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-30.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.29 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-5.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.85 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue declining YoY (-5.93%) with negative net margins (-10.95%), indicating operational challenges","Company is currently unprofitable despite historical positive cash flow, suggesting recent operational deterioration","Concentrated customer base dependent on OEM demand in cyclical defense, biomedical, and communications markets"]
Competitors & peers
- II-VI Incorporated (IIVI)
- Corning Incorporated (GLW)
- Lumentum Holdings (LITE)
- Applied Optoelectronics (AOI)
- Ball Corporation (BLL)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.