AU · rank #20 · 2026-09-08
OKTA
NASDAQ · $30.25B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 0.560 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/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.
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