Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) Shares Down 4.1% – What’s Next?

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLOGet Free Report) shares dropped 4.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $53.01 and last traded at $56.5160. Approximately 12,332,035 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 0% from the average daily volume of 12,291,016 shares. The stock had previously closed at $58.94.

Key Oklo News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oklo this week:

Analyst Ratings Changes

OKLO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Oklo from $91.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings raised Oklo from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Oklo in a research report on Monday, May 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $83.00 price objective for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on Oklo from $175.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Oklo in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oklo has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.06.

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Oklo Stock Down 4.1%

The company has a market cap of $9.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -67.28 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.98.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.19) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $0.01. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.07) EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oklo Inc. will post -0.78 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Oklo

In other Oklo news, CFO Richard Craig Bealmear sold 73,081 shares of Oklo stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.42, for a total transaction of $5,000,202.02. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 397,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,206,665.64. The trade was a 15.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jacob Dewitte sold 140,000 shares of Oklo stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.29, for a total value of $9,560,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 538,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,742,683.31. This trade represents a 20.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 889,849 shares of company stock worth $55,614,037. 18.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of OKLO. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Oklo by 162.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 92,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,009,000 after purchasing an additional 57,497 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oklo in the first quarter valued at approximately $519,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oklo by 4,974.1% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 582,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,589,000 after purchasing an additional 570,532 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oklo by 165.6% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 9,772 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oklo by 90.9% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 112,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,439,000 after purchasing an additional 53,703 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.03% of the company’s stock.

Oklo Company Profile

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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.

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