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Agentic AI growth will give this cybersecurity stock a big boost, Raymond James says

Cnbc · · 339 words · By Liz Napolitano
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What to know about Agentic AI growth will give this cybersecurity stock a big boost, Raymond James says

Okta could have room to run as a potential rise in agentic artificial intelligence boosts business for the security software firm, according to Raymond James.

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What happened

Okta could have room to run as a potential rise in agentic artificial intelligence boosts business for the security software firm, according to Raymond James.

Why it matters

The investment bank upgraded the identity and access management stock to outperform from market perform.

Common ground

It has an $85 price target on shares, implying 26.2% upside from Wednesday's close.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Net revenue retention "decelerated from > 120% to ~106% due to downsized renewals from COVID cohorts that overprovisioned," Tindle wrote.”
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The specific detail about net revenue retention decelerating from >120% to ~106% is mentioned in one of the web search snippets. The Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant (discussing meteorology or actresses).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In meteorology, an okta is a scale of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okta
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Okta, Inc. (formerly SaaSure Inc.) is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okta,_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An okta is a unit for measuring cloud cover. Okta may also refer to: OKTA, a Macedonian oil company Okta, Inc., an American identity management company Okta (album), a 2020 album by the band Keiino O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okta_(disambiguation)
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Claim 2: “analyst Adam Tindle said Thursday in a note to clients”
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Benzinga and MarketWatch both identify Adam Tindle as the Raymond James analyst issuing notes/ratings on Okta.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of Okta Inc. dropped 4.3% in afternoon trading Thursday, putting them on track to close at a near two-year low, following a double downgrade by Raymond James analyst Adam Tindle.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/okta-stock-sinks-toward-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raymond James analyst Adam Tindle upgraded Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA) from Market Perform to Outperform and announced a price target of $85. Okta shares closed at $67.35 on Wednesday.
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/upgrades/26/0…
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta (OKTA) jumped Wednesday after a Raymond James analyst declared “this fallen angel is finding its wings” and upgraded shares of the identity-verification company to strong buy from outperform, whi…
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/okta-stock-surges-raymon…
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Claim 3: “Of the 47 analysts covering Okta, 32 have a buy or strong buy on the stock, per LSEG.”
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The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and does not contain any data from LSEG regarding analyst ratings for Okta.
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 2, 2026 · The phrase “according to” is used to indicate that information, opinions, or statements come from a specific source, such as a person, organization, study, report, or authority.
https://grammarwaves.com/other-ways-of-saying-according-to/
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Claim 4: “Shares have fallen 22% in the year to date.”
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The provided evidence contains general links to Okta's login page and CNBC stock quotes, but does not specify a 22% year-to-date decline.
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web search NEUTRAL — If you don’t have an Okta organization or credentials, use the Okta Digital Experience Account to get access to Learning Portal, Help Center, Certification, Okta.com, and much more.
https://login.okta.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Okta and Auth0 Platforms enable secure access, authentication, and automation — putting identity at the heart of business security and growth.
https://www.okta.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Get Okta Inc (OKTA:NASDAQ) real-time stock quotes, news, price and financial information from CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/OKTA
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Claim 5: “It has an $85 price target on shares, implying 26.2% upside from Wednesday's close.”
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Multiple sources (AOL, Benzinga, and Investing.com) explicitly state that Raymond James set a price target of $85 for Okta shares.
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web search NEUTRAL — Raymond James upgraded Okta from Market Perform to Outperform with an $85 price target. The upgrade was driven by easing headwinds from downsized renewals tied to COVID-era overprovisioning. OKTA stoc…
https://coincentral.com/is-okta-stock-finally-turning-the-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raymond James analyst Adam Tindle upgraded Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA) from Market Perform to Outperform and announced a price target of $85. Okta shares closed at $67.35 on Wednesday. See how other analy…
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/upgrades/26/0…
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta Inc NASDAQ:OKTA shares are trading higher Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected financial results and raised guidance.OKTA Price Action: Okta shares were up 12.9% at $83.08 at …
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:07fa592e0094b:0-ok…
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Claim 6: “The investment bank [Raymond James] upgraded the identity and access management stock to outperform from market perform.”
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Three independent web sources (AOL, Investing.com, and another news snippet) confirm that Raymond James upgraded Okta from 'Market Perform' to 'Outperform'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) stock just earned a Buy-equivalent upgrade from Raymond James, which upgraded the identity security company to Outperform from Market Perform and set an $85 price target.
https://www.aol.com/articles/raymond-james-upgrades-okta-out…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raymond James upgraded Okta (OKTA) to Outperform from Market Perform with an $85 price target The shares have dropped from $200 in fiscal 2023 to $60 today as the company’s net retention revenue decel…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/okta-upgraded-to-outpe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raymond James upgrades Okta stock rating on easing renewal headwinds.Investing.com - Raymond James upgraded Okta, Inc (NASDAQ:OKTA) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $85.00.
https://in.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/raymond-jame…
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Claim 7: “Okta seems to have cleared a major headwind that led its stock to plummet to roughly $60 from $200 over the past few years, according to Raymond James.”
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One web search result mentions shares dropped from $200 in fiscal 2023 to $60 today, but the other provided results for this specific claim are generic stock overviews or unrelated Facebook posts.
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web search NEUTRAL — A detailed overview of Okta, Inc. (OKTA) stock, including real-time price, chart, key statistics, news, and more.
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/okta/
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta annual/quarterly revenue history and growth rate from 2016 to 2026. Revenue can be defined as the amount of money a company receives from its customers in exchange for the sales of goods or servi…
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/OKTA/okta/revenue
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web search NEUTRAL — After all, over the past two months alone, this is a stock that has seen its stock price more than double. I concede that there's certainly the potential this stock has gotten ahead of itself.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sensible.investing/posts/191…
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Claim 8: “average contract duration is just under three years”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of a definition of bond duration, a YouTube song, and salary data for the Netherlands; none mention Okta's contract duration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how duration is calculated, how it affects bond price…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/duration.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Provided to YouTube by DistroKidLess Than Three (feat. Becky) (Ricardo Autobahn Remix) · Disko Warp · Becky · Ricardo AutobahnI Love Disko Warp Singles Colle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrK-Vw8cwSM
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web search NEUTRAL — With an average salary of €3,541, The Netherlands is one of the European countries with the highest salaries. In fact, the country’s average is higher than the EU average of €39,808. To help you get a…
https://housinganywhere.com/Netherlands/average-salary-nethe…
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Claim 9: “They are down nearly 33% over the past year.”
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