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OPTX Syntec Optics (OPTX) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Optical instruments & lenses · CIK 0001866816
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
57
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about OPTX

Insiders, 180 days
+$29.9K net bought
1 buyer

Syntec Optics insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. insiders bought a net $29.9K of stock across 2 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-08-26 SECtraded 2026-08-19
3,681
$29.9K
-23.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Apr 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.9% of the 33,681 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 57 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Manzone Albert bought about $29.9K of OPTX on Aug 19, 2026; 57 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-08-26 SECtraded 2026-04-14
5,000
$50.0K
-23.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 16.7% of the 30,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 57 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Manzone Albert bought about $50.0K of OPTX on Apr 14, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 57 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
2 transactions on record · a thin record, read with care
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
net +$29.9K over 180 days
+$29.9K over 90 days
more than 83% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
57 funds bought in last quarter
below 76% of Industrials
Revenue
-1.3% year over year
below 72% of Industrials
Margin
-6.4% net margin
below 79% of Industrials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
18.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 68% of Industrials
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.
+159.3%12M
-52%+115%+281%+447%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-14 · Manzone Albert bought $50.0K2026-08-19 · Manzone Albert bought $29.9K
Insider buy
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Who owns OPTX: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$23.6M
615,400 sh
$7.7M
$7.6M
427,641 sh
$5.3M
$2.9M

Congress trades in OPTX

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.

OPTX planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

OPTX mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Tema Space Innovators ETF
$6.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.3%
GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund
$23.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$297.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$20.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
$89.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio
$141.9K 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
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $29.9K bought by insiders over 180 days, 57 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

OPTX financials

Revenue growth
-1.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-6.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$29.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-8.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$408.0K
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.09x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.25x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-11.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-7.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-5.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$271.9M
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-10 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2023-09-30
FCF yield
-0.2%
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.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$28.1M$28.4M$29.4M$27.8M
Gross profit$6.5M$5.7M$7.9M$6.1M
Operating income-$517.6K-$2.6M$1.5M-$528.2K
Net income-$1.8M-$2.5M$2.0M-$434.6K
EPS (diluted)-0.05-0.070.06-0.01
Operating cash flow$672.6K-$942.8K$2.8M$1.9M
Cashn/an/an/a$117.5K
Long-term debt$2.1M$2.6M$2.0M$1.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

OPTX Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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OPTX ranks highest on insider conviction (73rd percentile) and financial health (64th), and lowest on profitability (21st), among Industrials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
21
Inputs
  • Return on equity-11.6% · 19 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets-7.5% · 24 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-5.5% · 21 pct, sector of 195
Financial health
64
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.09x · 79 pct, sector of 214
  • Cash flow to debt0.25x · 48 pct, sector of 173
Growth
28
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-1.3% · 28 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
73
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$30K · 83 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 63 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
24
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter57 · 24 pct, sector of 201
  • 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
46
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+18.4% · 6 pct, sector of 269
  • 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+5.3% · 87 pct, sector of 197
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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OPTX filings, in plain words

Are Syntec Optics insiders buying or selling OPTX?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Syntec Optics insiders were net buyers, a net $29.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Syntec Optics insiders were net buyers of OPTX, a net $29.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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