SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS INC (OPTX)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$6.78-4.51%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electronic Components is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Improvement in operating income: metric not reported.
View ThesisManagement screens weak on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 5% on a typical day and fell roughly 58% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskOPTX's growth relies on improving operating income to justify its current valuation. Revenue performance has been steady, but the latest quarter missed expectations by 10%. It trades at 9.5× price-to-sales, above the 4.2× peer median, indicating it looks expensive on this basis. If OPTX misses again next quarter, pressure on the stock could increase. Peer multiples imply a price about 22% below where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. OPTX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electronic Components — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Enhance cash flow from operations
Liquidity concerns alleviated, supporting cash flow objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Threatens: Increase revenue through strategic partnerships
Revenue dip indicates challenges in growth objectives.
Advances: Increase revenue through strategic partnerships
New product delivery supports growth through partnerships.
Threatens: Improve operating income
Reported loss amid revenue decline threatens operating income.