Taking a look at what insiders are doing to gauge the Okta Inc (OKTA)’s direction

Roman Campbell

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Okta Inc shares valued at $98,436 were purchased by SHIBU NINAN on Jan 13 ’26. At $93.57 per share, SHIBU NINAN acquired 1,052 shares.

Also, BRETT TIGHE purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 935,700 in proceeds.

Before that, Schwartz Larissa had sold 1,899 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $172,315, the insider traded Okta Inc shares for $90.74 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,899 shares, worth approximately $3.56 million.

As published in a research note from Stephens on January 14, 2026, Okta Inc [OKTA] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 03, 2025, Needham has reiterated its “Buy” rating for OKTA. Earlier on December 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for OKTA stock.

Analyzing OKTA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Okta Inc [NASDAQ: OKTA] plunged -0.77% to $93.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $92.5, but it reached a high of $97.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.52%. Over the course of the year, Okta Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.81%.

Is Okta Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Okta Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 5.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 6.4 million shares. A decline of -7.52% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.88.

Which companies own the most shares of Okta Inc (OKTA)?

In terms of Okta Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 116.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.84% from the previous closing price of $94.07. Analysts anticipate Okta Inc stock to reach 140 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 30 analysts ranked Okta Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On November 18, 2025, Berenberg assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $145.

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