Okta slides as investors weigh growth worries and fresh price-target cuts

Okta, Inc. (OKTA) is down 9.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to renewed concern that Okta’s growth is decelerating, reinforced by recent analyst price-target reductions and ongoing debate about the pace of subscription and backlog expansion. With the stock already trading near the low end of its recent range, negative sentiment may have amplified the selloff.

Details:

A recent analyst note reduced a price objective (to $100 from $110) while keeping a positive rating, citing growth-related concerns.

Another major broker previously cut its target (to $95 from $110) and kept a neutral stance, pointing to deceleration in key growth indicators such as subscription trends and remaining performance obligations metrics.

Recent insider-trade disclosures show net insider selling over the last month, including sales by senior finance/accounting leaders (with no reported insider purchases in that window).

In the days leading into today, OKTA experienced sharp down sessions that occurred on lighter-than-average volume, suggesting fragile sentiment rather than a single obvious company-specific headline.

Sources:

Investing.com, Benzinga, GuruFocus

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

$OKTA Insider Trading Activity

$OKTA insiders have traded $OKTA stock on the open market 31 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 31 have been sales.

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

TODD MCKINNON (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 43,254 shares for an estimated $3,978,324.
ERIC ROBERT KELLEHER (See Remarks) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 21,838 shares for an estimated $1,980,148.
BRETT TIGHE (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $1,900,691.
LARISSA SCHWARTZ (See Remarks) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 11,037 shares for an estimated $973,574.
JONATHAN JAMES ADDISON (Chief Revenue Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 6,091 shares for an estimated $564,082.
SHIBU NINAN (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 1,052 shares for an estimated $99,940

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$OKTA Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 322 institutional investors add shares of $OKTA stock to their portfolio, and 493 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 7,207,555 shares (-74.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $623,237,280
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 1,953,389 shares (+377.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $168,909,546
VANGUARD GROUP INC removed 1,751,977 shares (-8.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $151,493,451
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 1,326,051 shares (+28.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $114,663,629
ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. removed 1,313,237 shares (-93.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $113,555,603
SQUAREPOINT OPS LLC removed 1,219,332 shares (-61.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $105,435,638
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC added 1,099,962 shares (+113.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $95,113,714

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$OKTA Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $OKTA stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $OKTA stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 09/12.

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$OKTA Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $OKTA in the last several months. We have seen 11 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Stephens & Co. issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/14/2026
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 12/04/2025
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/01/2025
Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/24/2025
Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/17/2025
Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/29/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $OKTA, check out Quiver Quantitative's $OKTA forecast page.

$OKTA Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $OKTA recently. We have seen 25 analysts offer price targets for $OKTA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $115.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Gregg Moskowitz from Mizuho set a target price of $100.0 on 02/17/2026
Eric Heath from Keybanc set a target price of $115.0 on 02/17/2026
Junaid Siddiqui from Truist Securities set a target price of $115.0 on 02/17/2026
Todd Weller from Stephens & Co. set a target price of $120.0 on 01/14/2026
Matthew Hedberg from RBC Capital set a target price of $108.0 on 01/05/2026
Rob Owens from Piper Sandler set a target price of $100.0 on 01/05/2026
Joseph Gallo from Jefferies set a target price of $125.0 on 12/16/2025

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