Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $84.30.

OKLO has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Oklo from $91.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Texas Capital upgraded shares of Oklo to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Oklo from $95.00 to $73.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Oklo from $95.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Oklo from $146.00 to $82.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 23rd.

Insider Transactions at Oklo

In other news, CFO Richard Craig Bealmear sold 16,342 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.08, for a total value of $834,749.36. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 386,008 shares in the company, valued at $19,717,288.64. The trade was a 4.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider William Carroll Murphy Goodwin sold 2,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.69, for a total transaction of $159,865.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,991 shares in the company, valued at approximately $906,529.79. This trade represents a 14.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 915,104 shares of company stock worth $61,574,654 in the last three months. Insiders own 18.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oklo

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oklo in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Gables Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oklo in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oklo in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. CI Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oklo by 153.0% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 296 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oklo in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. 85.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oklo News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oklo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood bought OKLO on recent weakness, signalling institutional interest and providing a short-term buy-side catalyst. Cathie Wood Is Buying the Oklo Stock Dip. Should You?
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlighted Oklo as a watchlist/buy-the-dip idea, noting institutional accumulation and analyst forecasts that still see substantial upside if Oklo clears regulatory licensing and reaches deployment in 2027–2028. Bridget’s Buys: The Bottom 5 Stocks and What to Do Next
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish write-ups summarize a long-term thesis: Oklo’s advanced nuclear tech addresses clean baseload demand and could unlock large upside if commercialization succeeds — a thesis that attracts retail and some institutional interest. Is Oklo Inc. (OKLO) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Top executives sold roughly $21M of stock recently, which investors often view as a red flag on insider confidence and can pressure the share price. Oklo (OKLO) Stock: Top Execs Dump $21M in Shares Amid Cramer Criticism and Earnings Disappointment
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s CFO reported a sizable personal sale (~$835k), adding to selling pressure and fueling short-term scepticism about management’s timing of disposals. Insider Selling: Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) CFO Sells $834,749.36 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Jim Cramer publicly questioned Oklo’s near-term commercial prospects, calling it effectively a long-term science project — high-profile media skepticism can drive short-term selling and deter risk-averse investors. Oklo (OKLO) Is a Science Project, Says Jim Cramer
• Negative Sentiment: Oklo recently missed EPS expectations in its last quarterly report and remains loss-making, keeping near-term cash burn and execution risk front-and-center for investors until licensing and deployment milestones are met. (Earnings details disclosed in company filings and recent coverage.)

Oklo Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE OKLO opened at $46.60 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $8.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -64.72 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $62.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.77. Oklo has a 52-week low of $19.89 and a 52-week high of $193.84.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by ($0.10). During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.74) EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oklo will post -8.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oklo Company Profile

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.