HC Wainwright Issues Negative Estimate for Oklo Earnings

Key Points

• HC Wainwright has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Oklo Inc. to ($0.17) per share, down from the previous estimate of ($0.13), while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price objective of $90.00.
• In the recent quarter, Oklo reported ($0.18) EPS, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.06).
• Insider trading activity indicates significant selling, with CEO Jacob Dewitte selling 300,000 shares valued at over $16 million and Director Michael Stuart Klein selling 50,000 shares worth approximately $2.7 million.

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - Research analysts at HC Wainwright decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Oklo in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi now expects that the company will earn ($0.17) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.13). HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo's current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Oklo's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.59) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.76) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.86) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.80) EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on OKLO. BTIG Research reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Oklo in a research report on Tuesday. Daiwa Capital Markets raised shares of Oklo from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 27th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Oklo in a research report on Friday, July 25th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $14.00 target price for the company. Citigroup increased their target price on Oklo from $30.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Oklo to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $63.78.

Oklo Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of OKLO stock opened at $77.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -184.07 and a beta of 0.60. The firm's 50 day moving average is $63.94 and its 200-day moving average is $43.94. Oklo has a 1 year low of $5.35 and a 1 year high of $85.35.

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.06).

Institutional Trading of Oklo

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Oklo by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,849 shares of the company's stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Oklo by 125.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 450 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. MRA Advisory Group lifted its holdings in Oklo by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. MRA Advisory Group now owns 9,770 shares of the company's stock worth $547,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in Oklo by 82.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 640 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Oklo by 107.0% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 590 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. 85.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oklo

In other news, Director Michael Stuart Klein sold 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.85, for a total transaction of $2,742,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 200,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,970,000. This trade represents a 20.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jacob Dewitte sold 300,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.20, for a total transaction of $16,560,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 10,105,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $557,801,409.60. This trade represents a 2.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 600,000 shares of company stock worth $35,066,500 over the last ninety days. 18.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oklo Company Profile

Oklo Inc designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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