Cybersecurity Stocks Today: Okta Rallies on Jefferies Upgrade as Palo Alto Warns on AI Cloud Attacks and Fortinet Targets NVIDIA “AI Factory” Security (Dec. 16, 2025)
Okta shares rose 2.06% Tuesday after Jefferies upgraded the stock to Buy and lifted its price target to $125, citing strong identity-security demand into 2026. Other cybersecurity names, including CyberArk and SentinelOne, also gained as the sector outperformed a falling broader market. The Dow was down 0.63% and the S&P 500 dropped 0.42% by 2:00 p.m. ET. Cybersecurity ETFs traded modestly higher.