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$8.51 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$343M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+478.9% 2025-08-21 close $1.47 → 2026-08-21 close $8.51
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-10.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+18.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-30.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.29 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-5.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.80 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2025-10-06 most recent in our data — SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02); no newer announcement filed
How OPTX compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A looks technically
SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) is trading 27.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 211 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 43.0% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 34% of its 30-day average.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 27.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +27.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $9.12 | $9.12 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.66 | $6.66 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 9.515. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 211 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 211 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 27.8% above | +27.8% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($7.12 to $9.25) — its "stochastic" reading is 65 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 65.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 14 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $14.92 | $14.92 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 43.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -43.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 621.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +621.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 43.0% below its highest point of the past year | 43.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $19.50 (set on 2023-11-02) | $19.50 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($1.25 to $14.11), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 44% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $5.75 to $6.16. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 43.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 56.4% below its all-time high | -56.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 40.5% above a support level at $5.07 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-12-17, most recently on 2026-02-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -40.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.8451 (set on 2024-11-26) | $0.8451 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 907.0% above its all-time low | +907.0% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 37th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.8079 between its high and its low — about 9.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.8079 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $5.88 and $9.70 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $5.88 – $7.79 – $9.70 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 9.5% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 9.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (27.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 34% of its 30-day average | 0.34× |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.2% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 9.01 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-13 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.3 percentage points (the stock gained 1.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -1.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 25.3 percentage points (the stock lost 22.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | -25.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 26.6 percentage points (the stock gained 37.7% while the market gained 11.1%) | +26.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 458.4 percentage points (the stock gained 478.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | +458.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 17% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.9% of the share price. | -17.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $7.81 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 155 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 50% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2025-10-06 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $5.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 216 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +50.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
OPTX last closed at $8.51 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.07 | Support | 40.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-17 to 2026-02-17 |
| $1.90 | Support | 77.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-24 to 2025-11-26 |
| $1.62 | Support | 80.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-22 to 2025-12-09 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $9.52.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $7.43 and $9.34 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $5.72.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
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"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for OPTX — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding OPTX as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 78,306
- Reported value $550,491
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 1 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
OPTX had 2,219,977 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
OPTX had 5.51% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.82 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,219,977
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.51%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,170,519
- Reported change 2.28%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.82
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- II-VI Incorporated (IIVI)
- Corning Incorporated (GLW)
- Lumentum Holdings (LITE)
- Applied Optoelectronics
- Ball Corporation
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Frequently asked questions
What does SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) do?
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.
What sector is SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) in?
SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Precision optics and photonics manufacturing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A's (OPTX) competitors?
Notable peers of SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) include II-VI Incorporated, Corning Incorporated, Lumentum Holdings, Applied Optoelectronics and Ball Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) overbought or oversold right now?
SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (OPTX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on OPTX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.