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Is Oklo Stock's Sky-High Valuation Justified or Simply Driven by Hype?

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Key Takeaways

  • OKLO trades at a steep 31.77x P/B, far above peers TLN and CEG, despite lacking any current revenue.
  • Oklo has no commercial product yet, and NRC approval remains in the early pre-application phase.
  • The stock's surge hinges on optimism for its Aurora plant, not current business fundamentals.

Oklo Inc. (OKLO - Free Report) is currently trading at a trailing 12-month price-to-book (P/B) of 31.77x. This represents a strong premium compared with the broader industry average of 5.58x and other players like Talen Energy Corporation (TLN - Free Report) and Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG - Free Report) , which trade at 12.09x and 7.47x, respectively.

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It signifies that investors are willing to pay a premium price for the stock. But the billion-dollar question is: Is it justified? Before getting into the investment conclusion, let's analyze the company’s fundamentals and overall business outlook.

Regulatory Hurdles and Lack of Revenue Cloud OKLO’s Outlook

In early 2025, the company reported no revenues despite several years of development. During the March quarter, it reported an operating loss of $17.9 million, while witnessing $12.2 million of cash outflow from operating activities. This highlights the high costs of their operations. More concerning, Oklo has not yet brought a commercial product to market—their first nuclear plant isn’t expected to operate until late 2027 or early 2028.

Oklo’s entire business plan relies heavily on support from the U.S. government. It needs favorable policies, contracts from the Department of Defense (DOD), and most importantly, approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to move forward. Although the company is making some progress, the NRC’s approval process is known to be slow and complex. Oklo is still in the early pre-application stage for its first plant. That means there's a long road ahead before any construction or power generation can begin, and any delays or changes in government priorities could significantly impact the company's future.

What Investors Should Do Now?

Until Oklo builds and runs its first plant, there's no clear way to tell when the company will start earning or how profitable it will be. So, for now, the path to making real profits remains uncertain. Despite the facts, the price chart seems robust, citing the fact that investors are optimistic with the assumption that Oklo will provide clean and reliable energy once its first Aurora plant becomes operational between late 2027 and early 2028. Over the past year, the stock has surged 551%, outperforming the 56.2% growth of the industry’s composite stocks.

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Unlike OKLO, which is not generating revenues now, the story of Talen Energy is different. TLN’s major partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is worth highlighting. Talen Energy is generating revenues while supplying electricity directly to AWS data centers located at its Susquehanna nuclear plant site.

To capitalize on the mounting demand for power from AI and cloud computing, Constellation Energy, also belonging to the same space, is expanding its nuclear offerings. Thus, the nuclear fleet of CEG is well-positioned as a stable, long-term solution for hyperscale data centers.

Coming back to OKLO, the firm hasn’t witnessed any earnings estimate revisions over the past seven days for 2025, and it seems that the stock is trading at levels that don’t match its fundamentals. Hence, investors should stay away from the Oklo, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

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