HC Wainwright Has Optimistic Outlook of Oklo FY2025 Earnings

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Oklo in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.46) per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of ($0.51). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo’s current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Oklo’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.71) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on OKLO. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of Oklo in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on Oklo in a research report on Friday, April 11th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Craig Hallum started coverage on Oklo in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $44.00 target price for the company. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Oklo in a report on Wednesday. Finally, B. Riley upped their price objective on Oklo from $27.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.40.

Oklo Stock Up 0.7%

Oklo stock opened at $37.67 on Friday. Oklo has a 52 week low of $5.35 and a 52 week high of $59.14. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.85. The stock has a market cap of $5.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.96 and a beta of -0.02.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oklo

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Scientech Research LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oklo in the 1st quarter valued at about $950,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Oklo by 165.6% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 9,772 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in Oklo by 4,974.1% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 582,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,589,000 after purchasing an additional 570,532 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oklo during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $519,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC raised its position in Oklo by 26.0% during the 1st quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 5,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oklo

In other news, CEO Jacob Dewitte sold 41,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.80, for a total value of $893,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 10,852,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $236,593,786.80. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John M. Jansen bought 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $24.57 per share, with a total value of $147,420.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 6,000 shares in the company, valued at $147,420. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 21.80% of the company’s stock.

About Oklo

Oklo Inc designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.