Opthea Limited (ASX:OPT)

Australia flag Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD
0.6000
0.00 (0.00%)
Mar 14, 2025, 4:10 PM AEST
-20.00%
Market Cap 738.77M
Revenue (ttm) 336.08K
Net Income (ttm) -403.04M
Shares Out 1.23B
EPS (ttm) -0.42
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE n/a
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 6,141,489
Average Volume 310,447
Open 0.6050
Previous Close 0.6000
Day's Range 0.5950 - 0.6150
52-Week Range 0.3350 - 1.1650
Beta 1.59
RSI 22.25
Earnings Date May 28, 2025

About Opthea

Opthea Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes drugs for eye diseases in Australia and the United States. Its development activities are based on the intellectual property portfolio covering vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and VEGF Receptor-3 for the treatment of diseases associated with blood and lymphatic vessel growth, as well as vascular leakage. The company’s lead product candidate is sozinibercept (OPT-302), a biologic drug in Phase 3 clinical trials designed to inhibit V... [Read more]

Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
Founded 1984
Employees 33
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol OPT
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Opthea's revenue was $261,859, a decrease of -32.03% compared to the previous year's $385,275. Losses were -$220.24 million, 54.5% more than in 2023.

Financial numbers in USD Financial Statements

News

ASX 200 LIVE: Trump tariffs; sharemarket drops 1pc on Wednesday, iron ore slumps; US equities fall on escalating US-China trade war

Shares drop, US closes in on 104pc China tariff; RBNZ signals scope for further cuts; oil below $US61; iron ore at seven-month low; Regal’s $540m Opthea blow.

16 days ago - The Australian Financial Review

Phil King’s Regal writes Opthea to zero and backs off risky bets

The veteran stockpicker told investors the firm would review how its $220 million wager on the biotech went so wrong “to ensure it does not occur again”.

23 days ago - The Australian Financial Review

Opthea (OPT) Halts Key Trials Following Disappointing Results

Opthea (OPT) Halts Key Trials Following Disappointing Results

24 days ago - GuruFocus

Opthea in active talks with funders after second trial fails

The little hope left for Opthea shareholders has been crushed after the biotech said a second late-stage trial of its eye disease treatment had failed.

25 days ago - The Australian Financial Review

Opthea Announces Decision to Discontinue Wet AMD Trials

ShORe Phase 3 topline results accelerated; trial did not meet primary endpoint of mean change in BCVA from baseline to week 52

25 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

The clinical trial result from hell has biotech investors on edge

From Phil King’s Regal Partners to Russel Pillemer’s Pengana Capital, big fund managers loved vision treatment hopeful Opthea. Now they risk being wiped out.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

Pengana freezes fund redemptions as it braces for big Opthea loss

The firm’s unlisted high-conviction equities strategy is more than 44 per cent invested in healthcare stocks. The biotech has warned it could be insolvent.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

ASX 200 LIVE: Donald Trump eyeing copper tariffs; February CPI below forecasts; sharemarket rises.

ASX rises as banks, miners rally; CPI below forecast; Hearts & Minds slashes value of Opthea; TPG fined $75,000; Paladin sinks, retracts guidance.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

Regal’s listed funds slash value of biotech Opthea by two-thirds

The hedge fund run by veteran stockpicker Phil King has told investors that the eye treatment play is worth 20¢ per share. It is the company’s largest investor.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

Opthea Phase 3 Trial Fails To Meet Primary Endpoint, Faces Financial Uncertainty

On Monday, Opthea Limited (NASDAQ: OPT) released results from its global Phase 3 clinical trial COAST in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) . The trial evaluated the efficac...

4 weeks ago - Benzinga

Investors fret over clinical trial failure’s hit on Regal funds

Phil King’s investment firm was the largest shareholder in Opthea, the eye treatment play that could become insolvent after a poor medical result.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

Opthea Announces COAST Phase 3 Trial Topline Results

COAST Phase 3 trial failed to meet primary endpoint of mean change in BCVA from baseline to week 52 Opthea considering impact of negative trial results under its Development Funding Agreement and on t...

4 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

ASX 200 LIVE: UBS upgrades FMG; OPT in crisis talks after drug trial fails, shares suspended; sharemarket falls.

Shares fall; UBS neutral on Fortescue; Opthea drug trial spurs crisis talks; MinRes resumes Onslow haulage; James Hardie, Helia drop; $A, gold lower.

4 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

It’s Phil King’s Regal against the shorts at biotech play Opthea

The high-profile stockpicker is the eye disorder treatment hopeful’s biggest shareholder. Ahead of the results of a crucial clinical trial, shorts are rising.

5 weeks ago - The Australian Financial Review

Opthea Announces Phase 2b Wet AMD Publication

Baseline angiographic lesion characteristics predictive of clinical response Published in peer-reviewed journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., ...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea to Present at Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference

MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therap...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea Wet AMD Data Featured at Macula Society Meeting

MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel thera...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea to Host Investor Days in New York and Australia

Updates on commercial insights and readiness plans for sozinibercept in wet AMD Opthea management to present in New York City on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:30 PM ET In-person events in Sydney on Februar...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea to Present at 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Business update to include masked Phase 3 patient demographics and baseline characteristics Presentation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 5:15 PM PT in San Francisco, California MELBOURNE, Australia an...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea's Wet AMD Program to be Featured at FLORetina 2024

MELBOURNE, Australia, and Princeton, N.J., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel thera...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea Appoints Kathy Connell to Board of Directors

Ms. Connell is a commercial executive with business development expertise Appointment takes place as Opthea prepares for Phase 3 wet AMD topline data in 2025 MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J.,...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Opthea's Wet AMD Program Featured at Ophthalmology Events

17 Congress of the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society, November 22 - 24, 2024 Ophthalmology Innovation Summit XIV, November 23, 2024 MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEW...

5 months ago - Benzinga

Opthea Wet AMD Program to be Presented at Innovate Retina

MELBOURNE, Australia, and Princeton, N.J., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel ther...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire