AU · rank #20 · 2026-09-09
OKTA
NASDAQ · $29.30B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 0.732 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$0.10 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 33 |
| Insider signal (90d) $0 across 0 unique buyers. | -0.153 |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $182.37 | +8.8% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +22.99% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | 3.96 |
| Gross margin TTM | +78.1% |
| 52w high | $174.85 |
| Market cap (USD) | $29.30B |
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Summary
Okta is a leading independent cloud identity and identity-security platform generating ~$805M quarterly revenue with 78% gross margins, expanding from workforce access management into AI-agent governance and identity security posture management.
Rationale
With 44 analyst target raises in 30 days, 90% revision agreement, an 8.9% earnings beat, and accelerating price momentum (+23%), the analyst_upside signal is reinforced by a genuine fundamental catalyst — Q2 FY2027 results that reset the earnings base upward across all consensus horizons.
Material risks
- 1Major cloud and productivity platform vendors (Microsoft Entra, Google, AWS IAM) continue bundling identity natively, and Okta's "vendor-neutral" positioning is a strategic choice, not a structural lock-in, meaning large enterprise churn to platform-native solutions remains the primary thesis-breaker.
- 2The 41.7% analyst target price dispersion is unusually wide for a $29B cap name, signaling deep disagreement on terminal value and suggesting the 8.8% consensus upside figure masks a skewed distribution where the bear case is materially lower.
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