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Optical Cable Corporation

$OCC·$139M·Communication Equipment·Technology
$12.91-9.1%YTD+243.4%1Y+29.5%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
OCOCC
$OCCOptical Cable Corporation
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On X

The complete picture of $OCC on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

65X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
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How loud $OCC's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 83% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data20 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

Optical Cable Corp reported Q3 with revenue +22% to $24.3M, gross margin at a record 37.4% and EPS $0.21 (vs $0.04 YoY), yet the stock is down ~10% after hours because backlog only grew from $13.3M to $13.5M sequentially — a deceleration from prior quarters. Bulls call it a manufacturing-operating-leverage story valued cheaper than the fiber-and-cable peer group and a plausible buyout candidate for Furukawa, Corning or Sterlite. The honest bear thread reads the flat backlog as a real question for a supposed AI-boom beneficiary.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $OCC — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Optical Cable just printed a record quarter but the stock dropped 10% because backlog decelerated — the operating-leverage story needs backlog.

Optical Cable Corporation makes fiber-optic cables and connectivity for enterprise, data center, and defense customers. The stock has gone up almost 4x YTD on the AI-fiber adjacency but the backlog signal just softened.

  • The Q3 was strong but mixed: revenue +22% YoY to $24.3M, gross margin at a record 37.4%, and EPS $0.21 (vs $0.04 YoY) — strong operational metrics but backlog only grew from $13.3M to $13.5M sequentially, a clear deceleration from prior quarters.
  • 52-week range position is 56% with volume at 59% of average — mid-range on light volume, which fits a post-earnings cooling where the headline beat was overshadowed by the backlog read.
  • At 206x PE and 2.6x sales the valuation is paying forward for continued operating leverage — a manufacturing-economics bull case that only works if backlog starts growing again.

Dec 17 Q4 is the gate — any reaccelerating backlog growth plus confirmed data-center or defense traction extends the move. Another sequential backlog deceleration and the operating-leverage story loses credibility.

Agrees with X sentimentThe thread has the right drivers — record 37.4% gross margin, EPS $0.21 vs $0.04, backlog $13.3M to $13.5M (sequential deceleration flagged), buyout candidate framing — all substantively grounded, with the honest flag on backlog.

What to watch: Dec 17 Q4 — backlog trajectory, data-center / defense end-market mix, gross-margin sustainability, and FY27 guide. A continued backlog deceleration is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-12-17 — Q4 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures fiber optic and copper cabling solutions for enterprise, industrial, and military data communications infrastructure.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Communication Equipment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $OCC.

Communication Equipment · Technology

No material change from last week — AI data-center optical interconnects dominate capex.

What this means for $OCC

Partial — Manufactures fiber optic and copper cabling solutions for enterprise, industrial, and military data communications infrastructure.

Top industry ETF

$IYZiShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF
+29.5%YTD
+19.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
205.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
2.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-1.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
4.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
32.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 9, 2026$0.21$0.20+5.0%
Q1 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.12——
Q4 2025Mar 10, 2026$-0.05——
Q3 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.01——
Next earningsThu, Dec 17·consensus EPS $0.22

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$22.2M+26.6%34.2%5.9%$0.12$-2.6M
Q1 FY26$16.4M+4.4%32.7%-1.2%$-0.04$1.0M
Q4 FY25$19.8M+1.8%31.9%1.4%$0.01$719K
Q3 FY25$19.9M+22.8%31.7%2.8%$0.04$-2.3M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$88.6M$88.6M – $88.6M$0.49$0.49 – $0.491
FY27$105.0M$105.0M – $105.0M$0.82$0.82 – $0.821

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.37%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+8.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 5.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.585-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 9Tracy G SmithCFO16.5K sh$283KSellJun 30Tracy G SmithCFO32 sh$704SellJun 30Neil D WilkinCEO4.1K sh$85KSellJun 29Craig H WeberDirector23.7K sh$470KSellJun 29Neil D WilkinCEO5.9K sh$122KSellJun 23Craig H WeberDirector739 sh$17KSellJun 22Craig H WeberDirector1.7K sh$38KSellJun 16Randall H FrazierDirector10.0K sh$210KSellJun 11Randall H FrazierDirector35.0K sh$866K
+ 13 other (7 returns · 4 awards · 2 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KAgreement terminatedMay 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated
AI summary

Optical Cable Corporation entered into a new Business Loan Agreement with Freedom First Federal Credit Union on April 30, 2026, consisting of a $2,650,000 Promissory Note secured by a Deed of Trust on Virginia real estate. Simultaneously, OCC paid off its existing Virginia Real Estate Loan with Northeast Bank (maturing May 5, 2026, at Prime Rate, minimum 8.5% p.a.), terminating that prior facility. The new loan refinances OCC's real estate debt with a local credit union ahead of the prior loan's maturity. This is a material refinancing — replacing a floating-rate bank loan with a new $2.65M facility, potentially on more favorable terms, with direct balance sheet impact.

+ 5 other (2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Orthocell reports promising prostate cancer surgery results as Remplir targets US$2 billion marketproactiveinvestors.com·4d agoComparing Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE)defenseworld.net·10d agoOCC Welcomes IEX to its Growing Roster of Participant Exchangesbusinesswire.com·12d agoOCC Strengthens Security Operations with an Agentic AI Investigation Solution Built on AWSbusinesswire.com·18d agoMiami International Holdings Announces OCC Clearing Membership for its FCMprnewswire.com·23d ago

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