Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) Trading Up 16.8% – Here’s Why

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO)’s share price was up 16.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $80.08 and last traded at $79.8450. Approximately 22,564,700 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 96% from the average daily volume of 11,534,696 shares. The stock had previously closed at $68.38.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on OKLO shares. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Oklo from $95.00 to $73.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $122.00 price target on shares of Oklo in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Oklo from $95.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oklo in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Tigress Financial started coverage on Oklo in a research report on Monday, April 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oklo currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.68.

Oklo Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.65. The firm has a market cap of $13.89 billion, a PE ratio of -110.89 and a beta of 1.16.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by ($0.10). During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.74) earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oklo Inc. will post -0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oklo

In other Oklo news, 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 directly owned 15,991 shares in the company, valued at $906,529.79. The trade was a 14.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jacob Dewitte sold 140,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.50, for a total value of $9,870,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 598,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,161,749.50. This represents a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 809,040 shares of company stock worth $49,162,094 in the last three months. 18.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oklo during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,829,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Oklo by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 164,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,403,000 after buying an additional 54,080 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Oklo by 298.6% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after purchasing an additional 17,526 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Oklo during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,177,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Oklo by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,474,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,914,000 after purchasing an additional 1,316,867 shares during the period. 85.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.