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Opendoor’s Stock Rebound Extends as New CEO Pushes AI-Led Turnaround

Growing odds of Fed rate cuts are lifting expectations for an automation-focused iBuying pivot.

Overview

  • Shares have risen more than 1,000% from midyear lows below $0.60 to around $7.7, with trading flattening midweek after a sharp rally.
  • Kaz Nejatian, appointed CEO in September after serving as Shopify’s COO, is targeting a roughly 10x scale-up with a goal of net profitability by end-2026.
  • Management reports more than a dozen new AI tools and a near-doubling of homes Opendoor agreed to buy from mid-September through October.
  • Q3 2025 results underscored the work ahead with 2,568 homes sold, an adjusted EBITDA margin of negative 3.6%, about $5.2 billion in revenue, roughly $962 million in cash, and over $1.6 billion in total debt.
  • Traders cite a potential Fed pivot—markets put the probability of a Dec. 10 rate cut at 77%—which could lower floating-rate holding costs and help ease the housing market’s lock-in effect.