New York, February 3, 2026, 07:15 EST — Premarket
- Okta shares rose roughly 0.1% in premarket action, following a 4.3% surge the day before
- The company scheduled its fourth-quarter and full-year results release for March 4, with a webcast at 5 p.m. ET
- Investors want the latest on enterprise identity spending and the outlook for 2026
Okta shares edged up roughly 0.1% to $88.20 in premarket trading Tuesday, following a 4.3% jump to $88.13 in the session before. (MarketBeat)
The timing is crucial. U.S. stock futures nudged upward amid a packed earnings week, as investors zero in on whether hefty tech spending pays off and monitor new corporate forecasts. (Reuters)
Okta’s upcoming report will shed light on enterprise security budgets, highlighting how identity tools remain crucial. The firm specializes in login management software, including single sign-on, which allows users to access several apps with just one credential set.
Okta announced Monday that it will report its fourth-quarter and full-year results after the U.S. market closes on March 4. The company plans to hold a webcast at 5 p.m. ET. (Okta Investor Relations)
The stock’s jump on Monday was part of a wider rally in U.S. equities, driven largely by tech and AI-related companies. “The fundamentals are good and earnings are strong,” said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder. (Reuters)
Okta has pitched identity as more than just workforce logins, targeting the surge in automated systems. “The opportunity to be the access and identity layer for the AI agents … is probably bigger,” CEO Todd McKinnon told Reuters last December. (Reuters)
The upcoming call will probably zero in on fundamentals: subscription growth, cash flow, and shifts in demand from major clients. Traders often keep an eye on remaining performance obligations, or RPO — the contracted revenue not yet booked.
Okta faces stiff competition from major players like Microsoft as well as niche security firms like CyberArk. Pricing pressure and tight IT budgets can quickly impact its bookings.
Security news can also swing the other way. Researchers following an extortion campaign connected to ShinyHunters revealed attackers employed social engineering to hijack single sign-on credentials and multifactor codes. Some of the compromised accounts were linked to Okta customers, a report citing Mandiant noted. (Cybersecurity Dive)
Okta’s next major event is the March 4 release and webcast, where it will report quarterly results ending January 31 and lay out its outlook for the year ahead.
