Oklo Inc. $OKLO Shares Sold by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lowered its position in Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) by 57.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,097 shares of the company’s stock after selling 29,638 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Oklo were worth $2,467,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in OKLO. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Oklo during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in shares of Oklo in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Caldwell Sutter Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oklo in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Oklo by 125.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oklo during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Oklo in a report on Friday. Barclays set a $146.00 price target on Oklo in a report on Monday, September 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Oklo in a research note on Monday. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Oklo in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oklo in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.13.

Oklo Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NYSE:OKLO opened at $96.94 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $15.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -179.51 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.88. Oklo Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.42 and a 52 week high of $193.84.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.07). During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.08) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Oklo Inc. will post -8.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Oklo

Here are the key news stories impacting Oklo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta partnership and prepayment materially de-risks Oklo’s 1.2 GW Ohio project (provides early funding, a committed customer and long-term demand visibility). Power Hungry: Inside Meta’s Huge Investment in a Nuclear Strategy
• Positive Sentiment: Macro demand case: BloombergNEF/press coverage estimates large capital needs (~$14B for new reactors to support Meta-scale AI power), which supports long-term addressable market for Oklo. Meta deals need US$14 billion in new reactors
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in December (down ~17.9% to ~16.97M shares, ~13.4% of float), reducing one source of selling pressure and lowering days‑to‑cover to ~2.0 — a potential tailwind. (internal short-interest report)
• Neutral Sentiment: Project timeline remains long‑dated: Oklo’s CEO says first phase of the Meta agreement could come online “as early as 2030” — meaningful for valuation but not immediate revenue; this keeps investment horizon extended. Oklo CEO: First phase could come online as early as 2030
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector narrative is shifting in Oklo’s favor as Big Tech secures baseload power; this creates investor interest but also separates winners (execution risk remains). Power Struggle: Why Big Tech Is Buying Nuclear Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by CEO Jacob Dewitte: multiple January sales totaling ~91,628 shares disclosed (SEC filing), representing a meaningful reduction in his position; such large insider sales can be perceived negatively by the market. SEC insider filing
• Negative Sentiment: CEO comments highlight significant regulatory and permitting burdens for scaling advanced reactors — underscores execution and timing risk that can keep valuation pressured until approvals/progress are visible. OKLO CEO talks regulatory burdens
• Negative Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: the company reported a quarterly EPS miss and analysts still expect significant negative EPS for the year, reinforcing that Oklo is a long‑duration, capital‑dependent growth story rather than a near‑term earnings play. (company earnings release / analyst consensus)

Insider Activity at Oklo

In related news, CFO Richard Craig Bealmear sold 5,159 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.97, for a total value of $397,088.23. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 196,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,156,393.61. The trade was a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacob Dewitte sold 26,740 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.38, for a total transaction of $2,978,301.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 808,197 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,016,981.86. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,552,800 shares of company stock worth $137,543,426 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 18.90% of the company’s stock.

About Oklo

Oklo, Inc is a California-based energy technology company specializing in the design and development of advanced nuclear microreactors. Headquartered in Fremont, the firm focuses on small modular reactor (SMR) technology that leverages fast-neutron fission and liquid-metal cooling to deliver carbon-free power. Oklo’s core objective is to bring compact, factory-built reactors online within a decade, offering a low-footprint alternative to traditional large nuclear plants.

The company’s flagship product, the Aurora microreactor, is a 1.5-megawatt electric (MWe) fast reactor cooled by a sodium alloy.