Ondas gains momentum with nearly $10M in new orders across autonomous air and ground systems, boosting a growing defense and infrastructure security pipeline.
Ondas is racing to scale through acquisitions, while AeroVironment relies on defense contracts and manufacturing depth.
Ondas Holdings Inc. is positioned for explosive growth as U.S. drone market regulation and defense budgets drive demand toward domestic, scalable solutions. ONDS has pivoted to a "system-of-systems" model under Ondas Autonomous Systems, focusing on interoperable platforms for defense and infrastructure clients. Q3 revenues surged 500% YoY to $10M, with a $23M backlog and raised 2025 guidance to $36M; 2026 revenue target is $110M.
ONDS is ramping up in the booming counter-drone market with record revenues, strategic acquisitions and a layered detect-to-defeat system.
Shares of Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) have drawn renewed attention after Stifel initiated coverage on the company with a Buy rating and set a $13 price target, pointing to substantial upside from current levels as the firm highlights long-term growth potential in the unmanned systems market.
In the current market environment, names tied to artificial intelligence (AI) like Nvidia and Palantir might reign supreme when considering outsized alpha generators. However, one name they might not be familiar with is Ondas Holdings (ONDS).
ONDS' 725.5% surge fueled by its fast-growing OAS unit now faces valuation pressure and rising execution risks.
Ondas' major government tender win for a large autonomous border-defense drone program boosts its growth outlook and strengthens future revenue visibility.
Ondas bolsters its cash pile to accelerate defense and autonomous systems expansion and aggressive M&A, amid rising demand.
My bull case rests on Ondas Holdings hitting its aggressive revenue path: FY25 was guided at least $36M and FY26 at least $110M. That's a 3x growth story. Q3 showed momentum with $10.1M revenue (nearly 60% qoq and over 6x yoy), a $23.3M backlog, plus another $18M tied to acquisitions closing or pending in Q4. Despite the top-line momentum, Ondas remains unprofitable (operating loss widened to -$15.5M), has low gross margins of just 26%, and trades at extremely high valuation multiples.
Ondas Holdings' Q3 revenue hit $10.1M, up 580% YoY, with backlog reaching $23.3M and over $40M including acquisitions. Ondas' 2025 revenue guidance increased to $36M+, and 2026 is set at $110M without unannounced M&A. Ondas expanded into a full defense-autonomy platform with Iron Drone, Optimus, and Sentrycs integration.
Ondas' $35M push into PDW boosts autonomous defense capabilities, expands production and sets up stronger revenue momentum into 2025 and beyond.