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A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the software sector caught a massive tailwind, fueled by easing geopolitical tensions and a fresh wave of AI-driven M&A.

Cybersecurity stocks have shrugged off AI fears. The Amplify Cybersecurity ETF is a diversified way to play the sector.

Okta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a cloud-native identity security platform that detects and mitigates threats across human, non-human, and AI agent identities in multi-cloud environments. The deal, valued at roughly $200 million in an almost all-cash transaction per TechCrunch sources, is one of Okta’s largest acquisitions since the $6.5 billion […]

Software is rapidly reducing operating expenses for businesses. This secular theme has materialized in superior earnings growth and stock price performance for most SaaS companies, and over the last six months, the industry’s 13.5% return has topped the S&P 500 by 8.6 percentage points.

Permiso detects and mitigates threats targeting human, non-human, and agentic identities across a range of multi-cloud environments.

Okta (OKTA) closed the most recent trading day at $140.42, moving +2.56% from the previous trading session.

Check Point (CHKP) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +4.08% and -0.19%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The OpenAI cyberattack brought Palo Alto stock and CrowdStrike into focus amid the "unprecedented" Hugging Face break-in.

World also launched World ID 4.0, an enterprise-focused upgrade, after verifying over 18 million people and generating more than 475 million identity proofs since launch.

Analyst sentiment toward Okta (OKTA) has recently turned more favorable, with many brokerage firms rating the stock as a Buy or Strong Buy, supported by upward shifts in earnings estimates and a high Zacks Rank. See our latest analysis for Okta. Okta’s share price momentum has been strong recently, with a 30 day share price return of 16.8% and a 90 day share price return of 82.28%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 36.99% sits against a 5 year total shareholder return that remains down...

World Foundation has raised an initial $52.5 million through a strategic sale of locked WLD tokens, giving the Sam ...

Simplify Asset Management managing director and head of multi-asset solutions, Paisley Nardini, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management chief investment strategist, Tim Urbanowicz, discuss the importance of cybersecurity in the AI age, especially in light of OpenAI's (OPAI.PVT) recent hack.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Okta (OKTA) stood at $141.71, denoting a -4.51% move from the preceding trading day.

Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns. Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.

Okta (OKTA) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Cybersecurity stocks, include Okta, SentinelOne and Fortinet have been surging as businesses recognized the increasing importance of protecting data, applications and digital identities.

Wells Fargo just slashed its price targets on two major cybersecurity stocks while keeping cautious ratings intact, and that contradiction tells investors something important about where this red-hot sector actually stands heading into 2026.

Last week’s chip-led selloff showcased just how quickly sentiment on AI can shift and drive a rotation out of tech stocks. Goldman Sachs outlined three investment themes to play for investors worried about AI overexposure in their portfolio.

Management laid out a bigger vision for the business, and investors have more than agreed. The question now is how much of that future is already in the price.

Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their bets on Thursday, sending some of the market's biggest names in opposite directions as geopolitical tensions and inflation crosscurrents cloud the outlook. Find out which stocks got upgraded, downgraded, or newly covered today.

Mid-cap stocks have the best odds of scaling into $100 billion corporations thanks to their tested business models and large addressable markets. But the many opportunities in front of them attract significant competition, spanning from industry behemoths with seemingly infinite resources to small, nimble players with chips on their shoulders.

Okta stock has delivered a 114.4% return over the past three years, and after that kind of run the current checks suggest it no longer looks like an obvious bargain. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) estimate points to a price that is roughly in line with the market, while traditional multiples lean rich. Over three years, Okta's share price is up 114.4%, which puts extra focus on whether recent gains are already baking in a lot of good news. On the one hand, heightened attention on...

The latest trading day saw Okta (OKTA) settling at $150.86, representing a -2.43% change from its previous close.

FTNT, OKTA and S are benefiting from rising cybersecurity demand as AI infrastructure spending and global cyber threat concerns reshape enterprise priorities.

Shares of digital advertising platform The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) fell 3.6% in the afternoon session after IBM issued a second-quarter earnings warning, suggesting that enterprise customers may be slashing software budgets to fund hardware purchases.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after IBM issued a second-quarter earnings warning, suggesting that enterprise customers may be slashing software budgets to fund hardware purchases.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after IBM issued a second-quarter earnings warning, suggesting that enterprise customers may be slashing software budgets to fund hardware purchases.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after IBM issued a second-quarter earnings warning, suggesting that enterprise customers may be slashing software budgets to fund hardware purchases.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company’s preliminary second-quarter results.

A number of stocks jumped in the morning session after U.S. and international security agencies issued a joint warning about Russian state-sponsored cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure.