An In-Depth Look at Okta Inc’s (OKTA) Stock Performance

The stock of Okta Inc (OKTA) has seen a -0.01% decrease in the past week, with a 1.29% gain in the past month, and a -12.60% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.29% for OKTA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.63% for OKTA’s stock, with a -18.40% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for OKTA is 0.99. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for OKTA is 159.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.24% of that float. On November 05, 2024, OKTA’s average trading volume was 2.17M shares.

OKTA) stock’s latest price update

Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA)’s stock price has plunge by 0.01relation to previous closing price of 73.23. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.01% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-04 that You may have missed it, but Okta achieved GAAP profitability for the first time in the latest quarter. Wall Street appears spooked about the potential financial impact from the cybersecurity breaches. Okta has a net cash balance sheet and its debt carries low interest rates.

Analysts’ Opinion of OKTA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OKTA stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for OKTA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OKTA in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $100 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.

BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OKTA reach a price target of $103, previously predicting the price at $100. The rating they have provided for OKTA stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on August 29th, 2024.

BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to OKTA, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on August 29th of the current year.

OKTA Trading at -3.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought OKTA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.03% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.63%, as shares surge +1.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.03% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, OKTA fell by -0.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $74.45. In addition, Okta Inc saw -19.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OKTA starting from LARISSA N SCHWARTZ, who proposed sale 2,791 shares at the price of $71.50 back on Nov 04 ’24. After this action, LARISSA N SCHWARTZ now owns shares of Okta Inc, valued at $199,556 using the latest closing price.

McKinnon Todd, the Chief Executive Officer of Okta Inc, sale 224,533 shares at $74.62 during a trade that took place back on Oct 18 ’24, which means that McKinnon Todd is holding 0 shares at $16,755,557 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for OKTA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.11 for the present operating margin
  • 0.76 for the gross margin

The net margin for Okta Inc stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -2.31, with -1.53 for asset returns.

Based on Okta Inc (OKTA), the company’s capital structure generated -0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -3.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -43.33.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -295.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.76.

Conclusion

To wrap up, the performance of Okta Inc (OKTA) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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