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Oklo slides as investors weigh insider-sale filings and pre-earnings risk

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Oklo Inc. (OKLO) is down 9.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The pullback appears tied to risk-off positioning ahead of Oklo’s scheduled first-quarter results, alongside investor sensitivity to recent insider-selling disclosures. While the reported transactions were made under a 10b5-1 plan, the optics of sizable sales can still pressure a momentum-driven stock.

Details:

  • Oklo scheduled its first-quarter 2026 financial results and business update for after market close on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, followed by a conference call.
  • Form 4 filings accepted on May 4, 2026 disclosed multiple open-market share sales dated May 1, 2026 by co-founder/CEO Jacob DeWitte, and the filings include a 10b5-1 plan checkbox and footnote language indicating the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 31, 2025.
  • A separate Form 4 accepted on May 4, 2026 disclosed May 1, 2026 sales associated with co-founder/COO Caroline Cochran, also marked as executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 31, 2025.
  • This could also be simple profit-taking after a strong run-up into an earnings catalyst, when liquidity and sentiment can swing sharply on limited incremental news.
  • Sources:

    SEC, Nasdaq, MarketBeat

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $OKLO Insider Trading Activity

    OKLO Insider Trades

    $OKLO insiders have traded $OKLO stock on the open market 178 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 178 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $OKLO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • CAROLINE COCHRAN (Co-Founder, COO) has made 0 purchases and 82 sales selling 2,377,788 shares for an estimated $188,772,058.
    • JACOB DEWITTE (Co-Founder, CEO) has made 0 purchases and 82 sales selling 2,377,788 shares for an estimated $188,771,838.
    • RICHARD CRAIG BEALMEAR (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 195,213 shares for an estimated $13,276,420.
    • WILLIAM CARROLL MURPHY GOODWIN (Chief Legal & Strategy Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 31,259 shares for an estimated $2,494,812.
    • JOHN M JANSEN sold 10,500 shares for an estimated $540,960
    • PATRICK JOSEPH SCHWEIGER (Chief Technology Officer) sold 5,561 shares for an estimated $314,085
    • RICHARD KINZLEY sold 4,000 shares for an estimated $208,360

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

    $OKLO Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 381 institutional investors add shares of $OKLO stock to their portfolio, and 357 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • BLACKROCK, INC. added 6,204,837 shares (+72.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $445,259,103
    • NORGES BANK added 1,028,227 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $73,785,569
    • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 728,032 shares (-70.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $52,243,576
    • MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. added 721,003 shares (+10.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $51,739,175
    • HOOD RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 662,576 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $47,546,453
    • BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ added 643,746 shares (+1029.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $46,195,212
    • STATE STREET CORP added 584,184 shares (+23.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $41,921,043

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $OKLO Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $OKLO recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $OKLO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $92.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $83.0 on 05/11/2026
    • Ivan Feinseth from Tigress Financial set a target price of $130.0 on 04/27/2026
    • Samantha Hoh from HSBC set a target price of $96.0 on 04/23/2026
    • Jon Windham from UBS set a target price of $60.0 on 03/26/2026
    • George Gianarikas from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $125.0 on 03/18/2026
    • Ryan Pfingst from B. Riley Securities set a target price of $92.0 on 03/18/2026
    • Brian Lee from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $65.0 on 03/18/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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