OUST

Ouster, Inc.

Nasdaq · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC · Inc. DE · CIK 0001816581
$37.03 +5.53% $2.3B
Insider Selling Cluster (5 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)3 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$2.3B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (92%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$136.6M
Inst. Activity2 buys / 3 sells
Insider Activity1B / 19S
Insider Net $-$9.9M
Reddit Sentiment69° Warm
SEC Reports8
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC·Inc. DE·CIK 0001816581·Prev Close $35.09

Recent Activity

May 22, 2026 SEC
Three Ouster insiders — including the CTO and CRO — sold a combined $830K of stock in an 8-day window. The $830K represe
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 22, 2026 SEC
Three Ouster insiders traded within a week, with the CTO and CRO selling a combined $1.75M at $35/share on May 14, while
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 21, 2026 Insider
Heystee Susan sold 9,316 shares
Director @ $34.81 ($324.2K)
May 21, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 61.6% short (1.5M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,485,120 | Exempt: 10,126 | TRF Vol: 2,410,115 | Short Ratio: 61.6% | Off-exchange volume (d
May 15, 2026 SEC
Ouster CTO Mark Frichtl sold ~$2.5M in shares over three days following Q1 earnings and a $100M ATM offering, while dire
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 15, 2026 Insider
Frichtl Mark sold 4,316 shares
Chief Technology Officer @ $14.22 ($61.4K)
May 15, 2026 Insider
Frichtl Mark sold 4,316 shares
Chief Technology Officer @ $36.00 ($155.4K)
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
200,236 shares ($4.3M)

Price Targets

$40.00 +8.0% upside Buy
Current $37.03 Low $33.00 Median $39.00 High $50.00 6 analysts
$33.00 $50.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy92% buy · 12 analysts
3Strong Buy
8Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 11, 2026 Amerx INITIATE Buy
May 7, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald DOWNGRADE Overweight → Neutral
Mar 3, 2026 Rosenblatt MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.10 ▼ -16.7% $-0.14 — $-0.08 60% YoY 4
Next Q $-0.08 ▼ -29.2% $-0.13 — $-0.04 52% YoY 4
Current FY $-0.29 ▲ +3.8% $-0.36 — $-0.25 66% YoY 3
Next FY $-0.04 ▲ +14.3% $-0.21 — $0.13 86% YoY 2

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$102.1M
MORGAN STANLEY$15.2MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$10.5MNEW
FMR LLC$4.3MADD
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$2.2MTRIM

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 21, 2026Heystee SusanSELL$324.2K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkM$61.4K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkSELL$155.4K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkM$0.00
May 14, 2026Jacquemet CyrilleSELL$350.0K

Reddit Sentiment

69°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
9 mentions 5 bullish 0 bearish
7 institutional holders with $136.6M total value (6,312,291 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, CHARLES. Net selling activity: 3 institutions trimmed/exited vs 2 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC4,719,021$102.1M74.8%
2MORGAN STANLEY703,440$15.2M11.1%ADD +27.0%
3CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC487,438$10.5M7.7%NEW
4FMR LLC200,236$4.3M3.2%ADD +25.9%
5BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/101,294$2.2M1.6%TRIM -54.0%
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN68,743$1.5M1.1%ADD +34.0%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP32,119$695.1K0.5%TRIM -44.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD159,090200,236+25.9%$4.3M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM220,308101,294-54.0%$2.2M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD51,29268,743+34.0%$1.5M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM57,80232,119-44.4%$695.1K2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT783,0000-100.0%$0.002025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD621,079788,572+27.0%$21.3M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED390,600783,000+100.5%$21.2M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED108,974220,308+102.2%$6.0M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGDOUBLED75,137179,761+139.2%$4.9M2025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED4,248159,090+3645.1%$4.3M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM214,09757,802-73.0%$1.6M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD30,10451,292+70.4%$1.4M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED71,900390,600+443.3%$9.5M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW214,097$5.2M2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD86,920108,974+25.4%$2.6M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGTRIM254,53675,137-70.5%$1.8M2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYADD432,512626,895+44.9%$5.6M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW71,900$645.7K2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD580,386893,104+53.9%$10.9M2024-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD338,641432,512+27.7%$5.3M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED96,254264,643+174.9%$3.2M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT583,5000-100.0%$0.002024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW356,407$2.2M2024-Q3
10 unique insiders with 20 transactions. Net insider value: -$9.9M ($15.4K bought, $9.9M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 21, 2026Heystee SusanDirectorSELL9,316$34.81$324.2K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM4,316$14.22$61.4K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL4,316$36.00$155.4K
May 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM4,316$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Jacquemet CyrilleChief Revenue OfficerSELL10,000$35.00$350.0K
May 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$14.22$568.8K
May 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL40,000$35.00$1.4M
May 13, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM31,434$2.13$67.0K
May 13, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM31,434$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL31,434$31.09$977.4K
May 11, 2026Boulet VirginiaDirectorBUY608$25.35$15.4K
May 5, 2026SKAGGS STEPHEN ADirectorSELL5,000$30.00$150.0K
May 5, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM13,451$0.00$0.00
May 5, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL13,451$30.00$403.5K
May 5, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM13,451$2.13$28.7K
May 4, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM21,149$0.00$0.00
May 4, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL21,149$30.13$637.2K
May 4, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM21,149$2.13$45.0K
Apr 22, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM400$2.13$852.00
Apr 22, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL400$30.00$12.0K
Apr 22, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM400$0.00$0.00
Apr 21, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM60,000$2.13$127.8K
Apr 21, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL30,000$28.11$843.3K
Apr 21, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM60,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 21, 2026SKAGGS STEPHEN ADirectorSELL5,000$28.00$140.0K
Apr 20, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM60,000$2.13$127.8K
Apr 20, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL30,000$26.08$782.5K
Apr 20, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM60,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 17, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM30,000$2.13$63.9K
Apr 17, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL30,000$25.15$754.4K
Apr 17, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM30,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 16, 2026Chung MeganGeneral Counsel and SecretarySELL5,837$24.70$144.2K
Apr 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM20,000$2.13$42.6K
Apr 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL20,000$24.00$480.0K
Apr 15, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM20,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$2.13$85.2K
Apr 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 14, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL40,000$22.76$910.2K
Apr 12, 2026Pacala Charles AngusPresident and CEOA138,376$0.00$0.00
Apr 11, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerA75,415$0.00$0.00
Apr 11, 2026Chung MeganGeneral Counsel and SecretaryA46,125$0.00$0.00
Apr 11, 2026Gianella Kenneth P.Chief Financial OfficerA55,351$0.00$0.00
Apr 11, 2026SPENCER DARIENChief Operating OfficerA46,125$0.00$0.00
Apr 6, 2026Heystee SusanDirectorA1,458$19.31$28.2K
Mar 25, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$2.13$85.2K
Mar 25, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerSELL40,000$20.94$837.6K
Mar 25, 2026Frichtl MarkChief Technology OfficerM40,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 19, 2026Tewksbury Ted L IIIDirectorSELL1,695$20.00$33.9K
Mar 12, 2026Pacala Charles AngusPresident and CEOSELL24,657$23.43$577.6K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (92% buy). Based on 12 analysts: 3 strong buy, 8 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$40.00 mean target +8.0% upside Buy (3.00)
$33.00 Low $50.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$37.03
Target Low$33.00
Target Mean$40.00
Target Median$39.00
Target High$50.00
# Analysts6
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.10 $-0.14 $-0.08 60.2% -16.7% 2↑ 1↓ $0.1B 45.1% 4
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.08 $-0.13 $-0.04 52.4% -29.2% 2↑ 1↓ $0.1B 45.4% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-0.29 $-0.36 $-0.25 65.6% +3.8% 2↑ 1↓ $0.2B 30.2% 3
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-0.04 $-0.21 $0.13 86.4% +14.3% 0↑ 2↓ $0.3B 34.0% 2

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.105
7d ago$-0.090-0.015
30d ago$-0.090-0.015
60d ago$-0.090-0.015
90d ago$-0.120+0.015
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 11, 2026 Amerx INITIATE Buy
May 7, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald DOWNGRADE Overweight Neutral
Mar 3, 2026 Rosenblatt MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
May 1, 20263810092%
Apr 1, 20263810092%
Mar 1, 20263810092%
Feb 1, 20263810092%
Jan 1, 20263810092%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

69°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
9 mentions 5 bullish 0 bearish 8 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 14, 2026267° Warm202
May 14, 2026160° Warm101
May 9, 2026150° Neutral001
May 9, 2026150° Neutral001
May 6, 2026144° Neutral001
May 6, 2026144° Neutral001
Apr 9, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 9, 2026160° Warm101

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May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 61.6% short (1.5M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,485,120 | Exempt: 10,126 | TRF Vol: 2,410,115 | Short Ratio: 61.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 60.2% short (1.3M / 2.2M)
Short: 1,315,058 | Exempt: 65,079 | TRF Vol: 2,185,423 | Short Ratio: 60.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 58.2% short (1.5M / 2.6M)
Short: 1,535,033 | Exempt: 144,737 | TRF Vol: 2,639,498 | Short Ratio: 58.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 55.2% short (2.8M / 5.1M)
Short: 2,807,399 | Exempt: 179,565 | TRF Vol: 5,082,626 | Short Ratio: 55.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 60.0% short (1.1M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,056,646 | Exempt: 65,538 | TRF Vol: 1,760,298 | Short Ratio: 60.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 55.1% short (1.5M / 2.8M)
Short: 1,518,429 | Exempt: 112,989 | TRF Vol: 2,754,289 | Short Ratio: 55.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
OUST Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 72.7% short (1.5M / 2.1M)
Short: 1,505,995 | Exempt: 301 | TRF Vol: 2,071,766 | Short Ratio: 72.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 67.8% short (1.8M / 2.7M)
Short: 1,835,801 | Exempt: 8,844 | TRF Vol: 2,709,331 | Short Ratio: 67.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 59.2% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 333,105 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 562,744 | Short Ratio: 59.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 65.5% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 457,893 | Exempt: 544 | TRF Vol: 699,115 | Short Ratio: 65.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 65.2% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 566,379 | Exempt: 1,193 | TRF Vol: 869,253 | Short Ratio: 65.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 63.0% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 616,670 | Exempt: 4,392 | TRF Vol: 979,570 | Short Ratio: 63.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 68.8% short (0.9M / 1.3M)
Short: 921,332 | Exempt: 2,298 | TRF Vol: 1,339,747 | Short Ratio: 68.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 23, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: OUST — 66.3% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 805,531 | Exempt: 1,070 | TRF Vol: 1,215,223 | Short Ratio: 66.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)