Ouster (NYSE:OUST) CTO Mark Frichtl Sells 30,000 Shares of Stock

Ouster, Inc. (NYSE:OUST) CTO Mark Frichtl sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.15, for a total transaction of $754,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 712,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,914,269.55. The trade was a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Mark Frichtl also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 15th, Mark Frichtl sold 20,000 shares of Ouster stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.00, for a total transaction of $480,000.00.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Mark Frichtl sold 40,000 shares of Ouster stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.76, for a total transaction of $910,400.00.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Mark Frichtl sold 40,000 shares of Ouster stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.94, for a total value of $837,600.00.
• On Thursday, March 12th, Mark Frichtl sold 15,689 shares of Ouster stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.43, for a total value of $367,593.27.

Ouster Stock Performance

OUST stock traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $24.26. 1,625,095 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,869,875. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of -9.44 and a beta of 2.98. Ouster, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.58 and a 1 year high of $41.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $20.24 and a 200-day moving average of $23.87.

Institutional Trading of Ouster

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Ouster by 11.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,720,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,683,000 after acquiring an additional 478,372 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ouster by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,421,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,758,000 after acquiring an additional 118,132 shares in the last quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC boosted its holdings in Ouster by 24.1% in the fourth quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 775,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,817,000 after acquiring an additional 150,337 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of Ouster by 130.7% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 715,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,479,000 after buying an additional 405,441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Ouster by 1,521.8% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 571,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,863,000 after buying an additional 536,413 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 31.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on OUST. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Ouster in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Ouster in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.20.

Key Stories Impacting Ouster

Here are the key news stories impacting Ouster this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to rate OUST favorably—recent research notes (Rosenblatt, Oppenheimer) reaffirm Buy/Outperform with ~ $40 price targets, implying meaningful upside from current levels. MarketBeat coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional holders have been increasing stakes (Vanguard, Geode, Penn Capital, Handelsbanken, Invesco), which supports liquidity and signals continued institutional interest. Institutional ownership details
• Neutral Sentiment: Company profile and market position: Ouster remains a prominent supplier of digital lidar sensors for AVs, robotics and mapping — a structurally attractive market but with commercialization and margin execution risk. Company profile
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by CTO Mark Frichtl: he sold multiple blocks in mid‑April (reported transactions include ~40,000 on 4/14, ~20,000 on 4/15 and 30,000 on 4/17) at prices roughly $22.76–$25.15 — totaling at least ~90,000 shares in these mid‑April trades. Large insider sales can put pressure on the stock or raise investor questions about timing/intent. Mark Frichtl SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: General Counsel Megan Chung sold 5,837 shares on 4/16 at about $24.70, a modest insider reduction that adds to the pattern of recent insider dispositions. Megan Chung SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term price action showed a small pullback in mid‑April (coverage noted the stock “sank” ~1.1% on one session), reflecting short‑term volatility vs broader market moves. Zacks article

Ouster Company Profile

Ouster, Inc is a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, software and services designed to enable advanced perception capabilities across a range of industries. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company develops modular lidar solutions that capture precise three-dimensional data in real time, supporting applications from autonomous vehicles and robotics to mapping, smart infrastructure and industrial automation.

The company’s core product lineup features multi-beam digital lidar units available in various form factors, including compact models for robotics and drones and larger units for automotive and mapping systems.