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This digital gatekeeper's rally will continue, Wells Fargo says

Cnbc · · 257 words · By Liz Napolitano
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Okta is currently undervalued by the market, but the digital gatekeeper should see its shares continue to rally thanks to rising demand for identity and access management services, according to Wells Fargo.

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What happened

Okta is currently undervalued by the market, but the digital gatekeeper should see its shares continue to rally thanks to rising demand for identity and access management services, according to Wells Fargo.

Why it matters

The investment bank upgraded the San Francisco-based, $26 billion company to overweight from equal weight, and lifted its 12-month price target to $180 from $150, suggesting 22% upside from Friday's close.

Common ground

"Okta's execution focus on large enterprise (capacity/partner expansion), IGA cross-sell & Auth0 (restored specialist coverage) [are] bearing fruit.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The investment bank upgraded the San Francisco-based, $26 billion company to overweight from equal weight”
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Multiple independent web sources (MarketScreener, Investing.com, and another web search result) explicitly confirm that Wells Fargo upgraded Okta from Equal Weight to Overweight.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wells Fargo upgraded Okta (OKTA) to Overweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $180, up from $150. The firm says its field work increases conviction in the company’s base case of durable low-…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/okta-upgraded-to-overw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $135.38, according to analysts polled by FactSet. ...+70.50%. 06:27am. Wells Fargo Upgrades Okta to Overweight From Equalweight, Adjus…
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/wells-fargo-upgrades-okt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Wells Fargo upgraded Okta, Inc (NASDAQ:OKTA) from Equal Weight to Overweight with a price target of $180.00. The stock currently trades at $147.43, near its 52-week high of $157, follo…
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/wells-fargo-u…
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Claim 2: “36 of 46 analysts rate Okta a buy or strong buy, LSEG data shows.”
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The evidence mentions analyst ratings (Zacks, MarketBeat) and EPS forecasts, but does not provide the specific LSEG data point that '36 of 46 analysts rate Okta a buy or strong buy'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Should I buy or sell OKTA stock?(NASDAQ: OKTA) Okta's current Earnings Per Share (EPS) is $1.68. On average, analysts forecast that OKTA's EPS will be $3.98 for 2027, with the lowest EPS forecast at $…
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/okta/stock-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 56.1% and 4.9% of all recommendations. Brokerage Recommendation Trends for OKTA. Broker Rating Breakdown Chart for OKTA.
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2789226/wall-street-analyst…
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web search NEUTRAL — Should You Buy or Sell Okta Stock? Get The Latest OKTA Stock Analysis, Price Target, Earnings Estimates, Headlines, and Short Interest at MarketBeat.Okta scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated …
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/OKTA/
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Claim 3: “Okta topped the list of providers with rising market share in the identity market, beating out Microsoft.”
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The provided evidence mentions Wells Fargo's upgrade and Morgan Stanley's view on market share, but there is no corroborating evidence from a second independent source confirming the specific claim that Okta 'topped the list' of rising market share specifically beating Microsoft according to Wells Fargo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many private companies have ceased operations in Russia or donated or matched donations to the Ukrainian government or Ukrainian organizations in response to Russia's seizure of Ukrainian territory in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_responses_to_the_Rus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Markets. Stock market.Wells Fargo recently upgraded Okta (OKTA) stock to an "Overweight" rating with a price target of $180 per share. This upgrade is important because Okta has faced concerns about s…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wells-farg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Markets. Pre-Market. After Hours.With an expanding product portfolio, Okta Inc OKTA is poised to gain a share in the growing market for identity and access management (IAM), estimated at $40 billion, …
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/21/09…
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Claim 4: “Okta shares have rallied 78% in just the past three months.”
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The evidence mentions a '79% surge over the past six months' (Investing.com) and that the stock is 'down about 5% on the year' (Motley Fool), but does not confirm a 78% rally in the 'past three months'.
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web search NEUTRAL — (NASDAQ: OKTA) Okta's current Earnings Per Share (EPS) is $1.68. On average, analysts forecast that OKTA's EPS will be $3.98 for 2027, with the lowest EPS forecast at $3.68, and the highest EPS foreca…
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/okta/stock-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta (OKTA +4.10%) shares were trading higher after the cybersecurity company reported solid fiscal third-quarter results and increased its guidance. However, the stock still finds itself lower on the…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/12/09/okta-shares-rise-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, given that Okta’s share is fairly volatile (i.e. its price movements are magnified relative to the rest of the market) this could mean the price can sink lower, giving us another chance to bu…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/okta-inc-nasdaq-okta-share-19…
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Claim 5: “the San Francisco-based, $26 billion company”
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A web search result explicitly states that Okta has a market capitalization of $26 billion. Okta is widely known to be based in San Francisco.
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web search NEUTRAL — Octa, which has a market capitalization of $26 billion, has come under fire for its reaction to the hack, which shocked some experts as initially dismissive. Concern increased when it emerged that the…
https://www.oe-mag.co.uk/authentication-firm-okta-shares-plu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Okta Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), a leader in cloud-based identity management, has demonstrated robust growth and market presence in the Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) space.
https://www.kavout.com/market-lens/is-okta-okta-a-leading-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Based on 33 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Okta Inc. Created with Highcharts 9.3.3. CurrentAnalyst forecastJan '26Jul '26Jan '27Jul '27$0$60$120$180$240. Min Forecast.Is OKTA forecast to…
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/okta/stock-fo…
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Claim 6: “lifted its 12-month price target to $180 from $150”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Wells Fargo adjusted the price target to $180 from $150.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many private companies have ceased operations in Russia or donated or matched donations to the Ukrainian government or Ukrainian organizations in response to Russia's seizure of Ukrainian territory in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_responses_to_the_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is an open industry association launched in February 2013 whose stated mission is to develop and promote authentication standards that "help reduce the world’s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDO_Alliance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 is a stock market index maintained by FTSE Russell. It contains approximately 1,000 common stocks issued by companies with large or medium market capitalizations. It is weighted by fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russell_1000_companies
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Claim 7: “The Okta platform allows security features such as Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).”
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Multiple web sources explicitly state that Okta provides Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as core security features.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ping Identity Corporation is an American intelligent identity and access management (IAM) company that develops federated identity management, secure access, authentication technology, and continuous …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Identity
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ShinyHunters is a black-hat criminal hacker and extortion group that has been active since 2019 and is said to have been involved in a significant number of data breaches. ShinyHunters has utilized c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinyHunters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Teleport is an open-source tool that provides identity and access management (IAM), access control and zero trust access to servers, databases, cloud applications, Kubernetes clusters, Git repositorie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleport_(software)
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Claim 8: “Those surveyed ranked identity services as the second-highest priority in their investments, Wells Fargo said.”
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While evidence confirms Wells Fargo is a financial institution that conducts surveys, none of the provided search results mention a specific survey regarding identity services being the second-highest investment priority.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series starring Dale Robertson in 201 episodes that aired from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Wells_Fargo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company. The company operates in 35 countries and serves more than 70 million customers worldwide. It is a systemically important …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal was caused by the creation of millions of fraudulent savings and checking accounts on behalf of Wells Fargo clients without their consent or knowledge due to aggr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scan…
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