Analyst Upside

AU · rank #20 · 2026-09-08

OKTA

NASDAQ · $30.25B (USD)

SignalBuy1.0strength 1.0 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
0.560
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.10
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
33
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.186
Analyst upside
Consensus target $180.41
+5.8%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+27.43%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
3.96
Gross margin TTM+78.1%
52w high$174.85
Market cap (USD)$30.25B

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Summary

Okta is a leading independent cloud identity and security platform generating ~$805M quarterly revenue with 78% gross margins, expanding from workforce access management into AI-agent and multi-cloud identity security posture management.

Rationale

With 44 analyst target raises in 30 days, 90% revision agreement, an 8.9% earnings beat, and accelerating momentum (+27%), the analyst_upside signal is directly reinforced by a clean Q2 2027 beat-and-raise cycle driving coordinated upward estimate revisions across a broad 43-analyst coverage base.

Material risks

  • 1Microsoft, Google, and major cloud platforms continue bundling identity natively into their ecosystems, threatening Okta's vendor-neutral positioning precisely as enterprises consolidate security spend — the most concrete structural disqualifier for an independent identity provider.
  • 2The 41.7% analyst target dispersion signals meaningful disagreement on terminal value, and with zero insider buying over 90 days, insiders are not corroborating the bullish analyst consensus at current prices near $30B market cap.

AI verdict council

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OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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