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Okta, Inc.

$OKTA·$39B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$187.26-10.2%YTD+159.9%1Y+113.5%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
OKOKTA
$OKTAOkta, Inc.
$187.26-10.20%477 posts1.9×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $OKTA 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.

477X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $OKTA's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's running louder than usual, louder than 96% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

Okta posters are calling it the best-looking software and cybersecurity setup on the tape — a weekly breakout post-earnings, a tight daily flag on the 8 EMA and $174 as the trigger. Bulls lay out a durable AI thesis where non-human identity for agents underwrites future demand and target $400+. Relative strength stands out in a red group. No dissent.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Okta is at an all-time high and bulls are pitching non-human identity as the next leg — Dec 1 earnings is the test.

Okta is the identity-and-access management leader — enterprise SSO, MFA, and increasingly identity for AI agents and non-human workloads. The stock has more than doubled this year as the AI-agent identity thesis took hold.

  • The business is reaccelerating: Q1 revenue +11% YoY at a 5.7% operating margin — modest numbers in isolation, but the trajectory from a 2024 low says the ARR flywheel is restarting after the Auth0 integration slog.
  • 52-week range position is literally 99% with vol multiplier 0.69 — accelerating on light volume means believers are holding, not exiting into strength, which is a durable setup for continued trend.
  • At 84x PE and 6.6x sales this is a premium to the growth rate, but bulls are paying for the non-human-identity optionality — identity-for-AI-agents is a plausible next-decade TAM expansion that explains why the chart is extended.

Dec 1 earnings is the gate — any ARR acceleration past 15% or specific non-human-identity revenue disclosure extends the move toward the $400 target chatter. A guide reset or margin compression and the stock corrects from a 52-week high, which is a long way to fall.

Agrees with X sentimentThe thread has the right technical read ($174 trigger, weekly breakout, 8-EMA flag) and the structural thesis (non-human identity for AI agents) is a legitimate TAM expansion, not hopium. The $400 target is reach — ground the view in Dec 1 ARR commentary.

What to watch: Dec 1 Q3 earnings — ARR growth, net-revenue-retention, and specifically any non-human-identity revenue disclosure or customer wins. A guide reset or margin compression is the invalidator from this extended level.

On the calendar: 2026-12-01 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

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

Cloud identity and access management (SSO, MFA, lifecycle management) for enterprises securing employees and customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $OKTA.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $OKTA

Partial — Cloud identity and access management (SSO, MFA, lifecycle management) for enterprises securing employees and customers.; zero-trust identity is foundational to AI infrastructure security but faces competitive intensity from platform-native IAM offerings.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
84.7How 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
2.1%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
5.7%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
4.8%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
6.6Same 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
3.6%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
77.4%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
0.1Total 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 2026Aug 26, 2026$1.05$0.96+8.8%
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$0.91$0.85+6.7%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$0.90$0.85+6.4%
Q3 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.82$0.76+8.2%
Next earningsTue, Dec 1·consensus EPS $0.93

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$765.0M+11.2%77.8%7.3%$0.42$276.0M
Q4 FY26$761.0M+11.6%77.9%6.6%$0.36$286.0M
Q3 FY26$742.0M+11.6%77.1%3.1%$0.24$214.0M
Q2 FY26$728.0M+12.7%76.9%5.6%$0.38$162.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 31 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$3.2B$3.2B – $3.2B$3.93$3.91 – $3.9931
FY28$3.5B$3.5B – $3.7B$4.34$4.01 – $5.7731
FY29$3.9B$3.8B – $4.2B$4.89$3.26 – $6.5920
FY30$4.1B$4.1B – $4.3B$5.09$5.01 – $5.3010
FY31$4.5B$4.4B – $4.6B$5.57$5.49 – $5.809

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.2.0×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.72%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.+4.1%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.+58.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 166.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.4% 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.β0.735-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

SellOct 8Shibu NinanChief Accounting Officer2.0K sh$440KSellOct 7Shibu NinanChief Accounting Officer12.7K sh$2.8MSellSep 22Todd MckinnonCEO48.8K sh$9.4MSellSep 18Kelleher Eric RobertSee Remarks6.4K sh$1.2MSellSep 11Kelleher Eric RobertSee Remarks2.5K sh$430KSellSep 2Brett TigheCFO80.0K sh$12.9MSellJul 8Todd MckinnonCEO68.9K sh$10.1MSellJun 22Larissa SchwartzSee Remarks2.5K sh$296KSellJun 18Kelleher Eric RobertSee Remarks4.0K sh$454KSellJun 8Brett TigheCFO65.0K sh$7.6M
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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

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 223
AI summary

Helen Riley filed a Form 3 as a newly appointed Director of Okta, Inc. (OKTA), effective September 18, 2026; specific security holdings at the time of appointment are not disclosed in the available excerpt. This is a routine administrative insider reporting filing required upon joining the Board of this identity security company.

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 188-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Okta disclosed two board changes: director Emilie Choi resigned and Helen Riley was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Audit Committee. Riley will receive standard independent director compensation of $35,000 annual retainer plus $13,000 for committee service and 2,907 restricted stock units. The appointment takes effect immediately. The change refreshes Okta's audit oversight as the company continues its cloud identity security expansion.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 133
AI summary

No material content available in the filing excerpt.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 238-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

___________________________________ Delaware 001-38044 26-4175727 reported departure or retirement of an officer: the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 18, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) o. ___________________________________ Delaware 001-38044 26-4175727 disclosed voting results from its annual or special meeting. the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 18, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) o...

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Okta, Inc. filed an 8-K covering financial results for a recent fiscal quarter (Item 2.02) with results furnished in Exhibit 99.1, along with a Regulation FD disclosure (Item 7.01). The actual revenue and earnings metrics are in the press release exhibit. This is a routine earnings announcement; specific financial performance requires reviewing the attached exhibit.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 228-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

OKTA disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-22). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

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Recent news

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

Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Okta (OKTA): Should You Buy?zacks.com·17h agoOkta (OKTA) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Knowzacks.com·2d agoOkta Inc (OKTA) Shares Fall 6.5% -- GF Value Says Still Overvaluedgurufocus.com·2d agoAI Breaches Cost $6 Million: 3 Security Markets Investors Should Watchbenzinga.com·3d agoCrowdStrike vs. Okta: Which Cybersecurity Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?fool.com·4d ago

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