Analyst Upside

AU · rank #20 · 2026-09-09

OKTA

NASDAQ · $29.30B (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.
0.732
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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