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OPTT Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Electric services · CIK 0001378140
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
39
13F, latest reported quarter

Ocean Power Technologies insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Stratmann Philipp
President and CEO
BUY
2025-12-16 SEC
7,750
$2.6K
+109.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Dec 15, 2025.
  • -10.0% median (-2.2% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.5% of the 518,440 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO Stratmann Philipp bought about $2.6K of OPTT on Dec 16, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Stratmann Philipp
President and CEO
BUY
2025-12-15 SEC
6,298
$2.1K
+102.9%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Sep 17, 2025.
  • -21.7% median (-21.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.2% of the 510,690 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO Stratmann Philipp bought about $2.1K of OPTT on Dec 15, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Powers Robert Patrick
CFO
BUY
2025-12-15 SEC
14,723
$5.0K
+102.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 18, 2023.
  • The trade is 5.5% of the 268,132 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CFO Powers Robert Patrick bought about $5.0K of OPTT on Dec 15, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Stratmann Philipp
President and CEO
BUY
2025-09-18 SECtraded 2025-09-17
3,989
$2.0K
+30.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 15, 2023.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 517,714 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO Stratmann Philipp bought about $2.0K of OPTT on Sep 17, 2025; 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Slaiby Peter E.
Director
BUY
2024-11-26 SECtraded 2024-11-25
35,000
$6.7K
+86.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 28, 2023.
  • The trade is 14.5% of the 241,871 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Slaiby Peter E. bought about $6.7K of OPTT on Nov 25, 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
11 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
39 funds bought in last quarter
below 85% of Utilities
Revenue
-88.1% year over year
below 97% of Utilities
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
20.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 99% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+43.8%12M
-77%+105%+287%+469%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-15 · Powers Robert Patrick bought $5.0K2025-12-16 · Stratmann Philipp bought $2.6K2025-12-15 · Stratmann Philipp bought $2.1K
Insider buy
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Who owns OPTT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
8,919,165 sh
$2.3M
UBS Group AG
6,869,388 sh
$1.8M
BlackRock, Inc.
3,329,108 sh
$872.2K
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
3,043,227 sh
$797.3K
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
2,198,484 sh
$576.2K

Congress trades in OPTT

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

OPTT planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

OPTT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund
$420.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
$582.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund
$106.1K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
$121.6K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
$1.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
$22.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Phillip Stratmann
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$6.0M
$619.9K
$2.8M
+116%
n/a
2023
$858.9K
$350.1K
$424.7K
-63%
n/a
2022
$868.1K
$477.6K
$408.0K
-52%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
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The record shows 39 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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OPTT financials

Revenue growth
-88.1%
XBRL, annual
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.3M
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
-1,223%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
-$28.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
1.17x
LongTermDebt as filed 2026-07-31 (includes the current portion); equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
-2.56x
TTM operating cash flow over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-07-31 (includes the current portion)
Return on equity
-319.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
-138.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
-271.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$8.8M
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-09-11 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2026-07-31 (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
-452.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-042025-042024-042023-04
Revenue$3.7M$5.9M$5.5M$2.7M
Gross profit-$5.9M$1.7M$2.8M$236.0K
Operating income-$38.4M-$21.7M-$29.3M-$29.2M
Net income-$48.9M-$24.5M-$27.5M-$26.3M
EPS (diluted)-0.25-0.19-0.47-0.47
Operating cash flow-$20.8M-$18.6M-$29.8M-$21.7M
Cash$8.7M$6.7M$3.2M$6.9M
Long-term debt$12.0Mn/an/an/a
Buybacksn/an/a$14.0K$14.0K
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

OPTT Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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OPTT ranks highest on financial health (30th percentile) and risk and compliance (16th), and lowest on profitability (2nd), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
2
Inputs
  • Return on equity-319.0% · 3 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets-138.2% · 4 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed-271.3% · 0 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
30
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.17x · 57 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt-2.56x · 3 pct, sector of 113
Growth
3
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-88.1% · 3 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
15
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter39 · 15 pct, sector of 121
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
16
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+20.1% · 2 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+17.0% · 29 pct, sector of 111
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

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