Okta, the identity security platform with a $36 billion market cap, fell 6.1% on Friday to close at $208.24, pulling back from a remarkable year-to-date run that had taken shares up more than 100%. The session's drop landed against a brutal backdrop for growth software names, with close peers NET and TWLO falling 9.5% and 15.2% respectively on the day, and…
OKTA short interest climbs 23.7% in one week to 4.74% of float, reversing post-earnings momentum as Bernstein downgrade weighs on sentiment despite analyst price target raises.
Key data as of 3 Nov 2026
Short sellers have been cutting exposure to OKTA at an unusual pace. Among its closest peers, NET and MDB carry heavier short positioning. OKTA's own short interest has fallen to 3.86% of free float, the lowest in two…
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