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SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

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SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

OPTX·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0001866816

Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide optics and photonics-enabled solutions globally. The company designs and manufactures optics and photonics enabling products for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that require high-precision and reliability in opto-electronics, light-enabled devices, and intelligence. Syntec Optics utilizes a vertically integrated advanced manufacturing platform to offer light-enabled technologies and sub-systems to clients across several end-markets. Syntec Optics was formed over two decades ago from the aggregation of Wordingham Machine Co., Inc., Rochester Tool and Mold, Inc., and Syntec Technologies, Inc., all started in the 1980s. In 2000, Syntec Technologies, Inc. began operating as Syntec Optics. Wordingham Machine Co., Inc. and Rochester Tool and Mold, Inc. became wholly owned subsidiaries of Syntec Technologies, Inc. in 2018, and the three companies legally merged in December 2022 as Syntec Optics, Inc. Syntec Optics serves customers in the defense, consumer, biomedical, and communications industries. The company has been based in the Greater Rochester, New York area for over 20 years. Its intellectual property includes a portfolio of over 4 issued and/or pending patents, along with proprietary trade secrets related to its advanced manufacturing techniques. One in five employees has been with Syntec Optics for over a decade. The company is vertically integrated, covering design and component manufacturing for lens system assembly, and imaging module integration for opto-electronic system solutions. This includes making its own housings, mold tools, molding parts, and nanomachining, which allows for holding tolerances to sub-micron levels.

SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:OPTX) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for OPTX at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-26, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for OPTX spans 8-K, 10-Q, S-1.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Syntec Doubles Satellite Laser Optics Output as Space Backlog Tops $200M
  • Syntec Optics Wins Artemis III Actuator Orders, Space Backlog Jumps 10%
  • Syntec Optics Lands Landmark Space Force Order, Projects $100M+ Backlog
  • Syntec Optics Secures $5M in Additional Recurring Defense Orders, Doubling Total to $9M
  • Syntec Optics Wins Recurring Space Order for Satellite Waveguides

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$28.08M
Net Income
-$1.79M
Diluted EPS
-$0.05
Op. Cash Flow
$672.63K
Free Cash Flow
$28.34K
Gross Profit
$6.53M
Operating Income
-$517.6K
Cash & Equivalents
$358.87K
Total Debt
$2.63M
Debt / Equity
0.28×
Net Margin
-6.4%
Shares Outstanding
36.92M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-04-30 · accession 0001493152-26-020749

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.76 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,163,794 shares in OPTX as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 14.7% increase from the prior period — about 4.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 33.7% of OPTX volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,163,794 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 14.7%
Days to cover4.76 at avg daily volume of 454,124
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)33.7% of 323,589 shares on October 30, 2026
5-day average short volume48.5%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for OPTX, detected from its recent SEC filings.

1 shelf registration

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$6.39 +1.59% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-25 $1.18 – $14.92
Market cap
$253.36M
Volume
682.1K (1.6× avg)
3-mo avg 420.3K
Live data · 2026-11-01 09:02 UTC · Market closed

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OPTX
Oct 26, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.69
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.300 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Oct 05, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.30
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$2.91 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Sep 21, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $7.18
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.790 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Sep 10, 2026, 7:53 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $7.95
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.56 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Aug 26, 2026, 7:35 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $8.21
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.82 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Aug 25, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.84
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.45 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Aug 10, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.79
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.40 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Aug 10, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.68
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.29 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Aug 03, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.50
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.110 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Jul 29, 2026, 7:46 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.53
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.140 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Jul 22, 2026, 8:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: S-1
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $8.01
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.62 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Jun 29, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $10.71
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$4.32 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Jun 22, 2026, 8:53 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.18
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$5.79 (-48%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Jun 16, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $13.11
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$6.72 (-51%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
May 15, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.29
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.8979 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
May 15, 2026, 4:31 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.17
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.780 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
May 04, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.97
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$2.58 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Apr 30, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $7.10
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$0.710 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Apr 28, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $8.14
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$1.75 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
OPTX
Apr 27, 2026, 8:23 AM EDT
Filing Type: S-1
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.90
Real-time Price: $6.39 info
Change: -$3.51 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $253.36M info
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