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MarketBeat's Top Pick for 5/19/2025

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Here is the Idea Engine's top pick for this week:

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Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

Idea Engine Score: 14
Price on Recommendation Date: $37.67
Current Price: $49.11
ROI Since Recommendations: 30.4% (Does not include reinvested dividends)
Current Analyst Recommendations: 4 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Current Consensus Price Target: $48.40 (-1.4% Upside)
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.

Recommendation Factors:
  • Oklo (NYSE:OKLO - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.04.
  • Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at HC Wainwright lifted their FY2029 earnings per share estimates for Oklo in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi now expects that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.32. HC Wainwright currently has a "Buy" rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo's current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share.
  • Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - HC Wainwright raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Oklo in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.46) for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($0.51). HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $55.00 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 ($0.14) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.71) EPS.
  • Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Oklo in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.10) for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.11). Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo's current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Oklo's FY2025 earnings at ($0.36) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS.
  • Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Oklo in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.12) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.13). B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo's current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Oklo's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.52) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.61) EPS.
  • Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley decreased their FY2027 EPS estimates for Oklo in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.63) for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.52). B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $58.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oklo's current full-year earnings is ($8.20) per share.

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