Ouster (NYSE:OUST) CTO Sells $910,400.00 in Stock

Ouster, Inc. (NYSE:OUST) CTO Mark Frichtl sold 40,000 shares of Ouster stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.76, for a total value of $910,400.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 712,297 shares in the company, valued at $16,211,879.72. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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

• On Friday, April 17th, Mark Frichtl sold 30,000 shares of Ouster stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.15, for a total value of $754,500.00.
• 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 value of $480,000.00.
• 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 stock was sold at an average price of $23.43, for a total value of $367,593.27.

Ouster Price Performance

NYSE OUST opened at $24.26 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.44 and a beta of 2.98. Ouster, Inc. has a one year low of $6.58 and a one year high of $41.65. The business’s fifty day moving average is $20.34 and its 200-day moving average is $23.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ouster

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Ouster by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the period. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ouster by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 54,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Ouster by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 599 shares during the period. Prosperity Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Ouster by 5.5% during the third quarter. Prosperity Wealth Management Inc. now owns 13,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,000 after buying an additional 675 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Ouster by 1.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 43,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the period. 31.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OUST has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Ouster in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Ouster in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ouster has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.20.

Ouster News Roundup

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.