In the past week, OKTA stock has gone up by 9.93%, with a monthly gain of 15.34% and a quarterly surge of 36.05%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.68% for Okta Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 14.34% for OKTA stock, with a simple moving average of 34.08% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA) Right Now?
Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 1973.38x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for OKTA is 1.04. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 18 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OKTA is 164.33M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.69% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of OKTA on March 18, 2025 was 3.29M shares.
OKTA) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA) has increased by 2.75 when compared to last closing price of 112.55. Despite this, the company has experienced a 9.93% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that Okta’s Q4FY25 earnings surpassed expectations, with a 13% YoY sales increase, driving a 20% surge in stock price. The IAM market, valued at $22.99 billion in 2025, is projected to grow at 12.40% annually, reaching $65.7 billion by 2034. Okta’s platform-agnostic solutions and strong customer satisfaction differentiate it from competitors like Microsoft Entra, despite slowing customer growth.
Analysts’ Opinion of OKTA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OKTA stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for OKTA by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for OKTA in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $130 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OKTA reach a price target of $127, previously predicting the price at $110. The rating they have provided for OKTA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 04th, 2025.
DA Davidson gave a rating of “Buy” to OKTA, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on March 04th of the current year.
OKTA Trading at 22.10% 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 -1.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.01%, as shares surge +20.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +46.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OKTA rose by +9.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $101.13. In addition, Okta Inc saw 46.75% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OKTA starting from ERIC KELLEHER, who proposed sale 5,895 shares at the price of $113.75 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, ERIC KELLEHER now owns shares of Okta Inc, valued at $670,556 using the latest closing price.
Kerrest Jacques Frederic, the Director of Okta Inc, sale 143,852 shares at $111.14 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Kerrest Jacques Frederic is holding 0 shares at $15,988,350 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OKTA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Okta Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value 0.46, with 0.30 for asset returns.
Based on Okta Inc (OKTA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.79. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -37.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 25.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Okta Inc (OKTA) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
