Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) finished Christmas Eve trading with a modest pullback, then stayed relatively steady in late trading as investors digested fresh insider-selling disclosures and weighed the company’s longer-term nuclear milestones against near-term dilution and execution risks.
The big calendar note first: U.S. markets are closed Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 (Christmas Day), so there is no regular “tomorrow” opening bell. Today’s session was also holiday-shortened, with NYSE closing early at 1:00 p.m. ET and late trading sessions ending at 5:00 p.m. ET. [1]
OKLO stock price after the bell today (Dec. 24, 2025)
In the regular (shortened) session, Oklo closed at $81.31, down 0.70% on the day. The stock opened at $80.49, traded between $78.68 and $81.31, and saw about 5.18 million shares in volume. [2]
After the close, OKLO traded slightly lower. As of 5:00 p.m. ET, the stock was $81.10, down $0.21 (-0.26%) from the regular-session close, with an after-hours range of $80.67 to $81.10. [3]
Because today was a holiday-shortened session, liquidity conditions matter more than usual. The NYSE notes that on Dec. 24, 2025, markets close early and late trading sessions end at 5:00 p.m. ET, which typically compresses the window for post-close price discovery. [4]
The market backdrop: record highs, but thin holiday trading
Oklo’s muted after-hours move came on a day when the broader market pushed further into record territory. The Associated Press reported that U.S. stocks closed higher in the shortened session, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% to 6,932.05, the Dow up 0.6%, and the Nasdaq up 0.2%. [5]
But volumes were extremely light: the AP put NYSE share volume around 1.8 billion shares, roughly one-third of a typical day, and emphasized that markets are closed Thursday and reopen Friday for a full session, though activity may remain thin into year-end. [6]
That “thin tape” context matters for OKLO because it has been a high-volatility name in 2025, where marginal flows can exaggerate price moves—especially around headline catalysts and SEC filings.
Today’s key OKLO headlines: insider selling disclosures hit the tape
The most concrete “new” development circulating into and through today’s session was insider-selling disclosure tied to a Form 4 reporting sales executed on Dec. 22, 2025.
What the Form 4 showed
A Form 4 filing associated with Oklo co-founder/COO Caroline Cochran (also listed as a director and 10% owner) disclosed multiple sales of Class A common stock on 12/22/2025, including transactions at weighted-average prices around $80.84, $81.67, $82.61, $83.56, $84.55, and $85.70. The filing states the sales were executed under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan adopted March 31, 2025. [7]
The same filing details significant continuing ownership—showing 9,502,108 shares held directly and 9,780,098 indirectly through a spouse, along with the trust structures referenced in the transaction table. [8]
How big was the sale?
Investing.com summarized the disclosure as about $69.15 million in stock sold on Dec. 22, with sales prices ranging from roughly $80.84 to $85.70, and described the transactions as involving multiple sales tied to the Cochran GRAT and Jacob DeWitte GRAT structures. [9]
For investors watching the tape, the “insider selling” headline can weigh on sentiment even when sales are executed under pre-arranged 10b5‑1 plans, because OKLO is a story stock: confidence in the long-term buildout path is a major component of valuation.
Today’s narrative push: “big winner” status meets execution reality
Alongside the Form 4 coverage, several investor-facing pieces published today leaned into the same tension that has defined OKLO for much of 2025:
- Oklo is one of the standout nuclear-related momentum names of 2025, frequently linked to the AI/data-center power-demand theme. One widely circulated Motley Fool analysis noted that a hypothetical $1,500 investment a year ago would be worth around $5,700 today and framed OKLO as among the year’s top-performing nuclear energy stocks. [10]
- The same piece highlighted several corporate storyline elements that bulls cite: Oklo’s Aurora “powerhouse” concept, participation in DOE programs, a groundbreaking at Idaho National Laboratory earlier in 2025, discussion of a Tennessee fuel recycling facility, a reported $2 billion deal with France-based newcleo, and a large agreement with data-center operator Switch. [11]
At the same time, more risk-aware commentary published today emphasized that the stock’s big narrative has not eliminated near-term financial and execution constraints.
Simply Wall St, in a Dec. 24 analysis, pointed to Oklo’s recently publicized Pluto fast reactor test milestone (conducted with Los Alamos National Laboratory) as supportive technically, but said it “does little to change the near-term picture,” highlighting no revenue, ongoing losses, and reliance on equity, explicitly referencing the company’s $1.5 billion ATM program. [12]
The “real” nuclear progress investors are still pricing
Even though these were not new announcements today, they are central to why OKLO trades the way it does—and they are repeatedly referenced in today’s coverage and investor positioning.
Los Alamos / DOE criticality experiments tied to “Pluto”
Oklo previously announced multi-day plutonium fast reactor critical tests with Los Alamos National Laboratory at DOE’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center, describing the effort as the first public technical milestone for its “Pluto” reactor project under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program. [13]
The company’s announcement also discussed the idea of using surplus plutonium as a “bridge fuel” for advanced reactors and cited U.S. policy direction in 2025 to make “around 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium available” to industry in forms suitable for advanced reactor fuel fabrication. [14]
DOE approval tied to Aurora fuel fabrication at INL
Oklo also announced that DOE’s Idaho Operations Office approved the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the start of assembly. [15]
These kinds of milestones are what long-term holders typically want to see stack up—because OKLO’s valuation depends heavily on the company proving it can turn R&D and partnerships into deployable, licensable, financeable assets.
Forecasts and Wall Street expectations going into the next session
Because Oklo is still early in commercialization, “forecast” coverage tends to cluster around price targets (not near-term earnings power). As of today, published consensus snapshots show an unusually wide spread—another hallmark of speculative, high-uncertainty stocks.
Analyst price targets: wide range, uneven conviction
- MarketBeat lists an average 12-month price target of $102.87, with targets ranging from $14 on the low end to $175 on the high end (implying large disagreement on valuation). [16]
- Benzinga shows a consensus price target around $109.93 (based on its tracked analyst set), and notes the most recent analyst ratings it lists were issued in early December 2025. [17]
- Zacks’ summary also reports an average target in the same general neighborhood ($108.56) while showing a similarly broad range. [18]
Next earnings window: late March 2026 (but dates vary by source)
With markets closed tomorrow, the next widely watched calendar items are not “overnight” but rather the next earnings cycle and any regulatory/contract updates. Zacks expects OKLO’s next earnings release around March 23, 2026. [19]
Other market calendars place it later in March (often as a projected window), reflecting that dates can shift until the company confirms. [20]
What to know before the next market open (Friday, Dec. 26)
Since the market is closed Christmas Day, the actionable “before the bell” checklist is really about positioning for Friday’s reopen—with an extra layer of caution due to thin year-end liquidity.
1) Expect liquidity quirks and wider spreads
AP highlighted extremely light participation today and suggested volumes may remain light into the end of the week. [21]
That matters for OKLO, where wider bid-ask spreads and thinner depth can magnify price swings—especially around hot-button headlines like insider selling or dilution.
2) Insider-sales headlines may continue to echo
The Form 4 disclosures can have a multi-day “aftertaste” in social and retail-heavy names, even when sales are under a 10b5‑1 plan (as this filing states). [22]
Traders often watch whether the stock can hold key levels (like round-number support zones) once the market returns to normal volume.
3) The dilution overhang is still part of the OKLO story
Today’s analysis coverage again connected OKLO’s longer-term technical milestones to near-term funding reality, including the $1.5 billion ATM cited in commentary. [23]
For Friday (and the final sessions of 2025), traders will watch for any incremental indications of share issuance pressure—directly or indirectly—because dilution risk can cap rallies.
4) The “AI power demand” trade remains the core macro tailwind
Oklo continues to trade as a high-beta expression of the broader theme that AI and data centers will need firm, scalable power. AP’s market recap noted investor optimism around AI’s profit impact and the buildout of data centers across the country. [24]
Within today’s OKLO-specific coverage, data-center demand was again cited as a central long-term driver for microreactor adoption scenarios. [25]
5) Watch for “milestone confirmation” rather than just partnerships
Bull cases often highlight MOUs, pilot programs, and partnerships; bear cases focus on the timeline to binding revenue. Simply Wall St’s analysis made that point directly, describing key catalysts as licensing progress, fuel fabrication milestones, and “converting MOUs into binding offtake.” [26]
6) Keep the “pre-revenue + licensing” reality front and center
A separate Motley Fool analysis this week called Oklo a pre-revenue nuclear startup that needs an NRC license to translate its vision into profits, capturing why OKLO’s stock can rerate sharply on policy, regulatory, or financing headlines. [27]
Bottom line: where OKLO stands tonight
Oklo ended Dec. 24 with a down day in the regular session and a slightly softer after-hours print—$81.31 close, around $81.10 after hours—in a market defined by holiday-thin liquidity and record index levels. [28]
Going into the next open (Friday), OKLO is still being pulled by two forces that showed up repeatedly in today’s news and analysis:
- Long-term upside narrative: advanced nuclear + AI/data-center power demand + DOE/Lab milestones [29]
- Near-term market friction: insider-selling headlines, dilution sensitivity, and the reality that commercialization is still ahead [30]
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