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About: Ouster Inc is a provider of lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries. Ouster's products include high-resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors, Velodyne Lidar sensors, and software solutions. The company operates in the Americas, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. It derives maximum revenue from Americas.
Employees: 192
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 20
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $9.13M
49% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 37
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 [Q4 2024] → 161 (+16) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
2.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.39% [Q4 2024] → 43.63% (-2.77%) [Q1 2025]
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $283M [Q4 2024] → $211M (-$72.3M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$11
39%
downside
Avg. target
$14.67
19%
downside
High target
$17
6%
downside
3 analyst ratings
3 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Oppenheimer Colin Rusch | 11%downside $16 | Outperform Initiated | 27 Mar 2025 |
Cantor Fitzgerald Andres Sheppard | 39%downside $11 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Rosenblatt Kevin Garrigan | 6%downside $17 | Buy Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about OUST published over the past 30 days
Positive
MarketBeat
1 day ago
Ouster Soars 27% as DoD Grants First 3D LiDAR Approval for Drones
Small-cap tech company Ouster NYSE: OUST just got a huge boost in its share price, courtesy of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). On June 11, Ouster saw its share price rise by 27% after putting out an important press release.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
I Had Doubts About Ouster, But The Defense Stamp Changes Everything (Upgrade)
Ouster's inclusion in the Pentagon's Blue UAS list is a game-changer, opening high-margin, reliable defense markets and boosting revenue quality. Financials show improving margins and steady revenue growth, but profitability remains elusive, and software revenue is not yet significant. Valuation is stretched, with OUST stock trading at a premium to sector multiples despite ongoing losses and decelerating growth.
Positive
Invezz
4 days ago
Ouster stock soars on key Pentagon approval: too late to buy OUST shares?
Ouster Inc (NASDAQ: OUST) rallied as much as 25% on Wednesday after announcing a major milestone that positions it as a key player in defense-grade drone technology. According to the San Francisco headquartered firm, the Department of Defense has picked its OS1 digital lidar sensor for use in unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Ouster Digital Lidar Approved by Defense Department for Unmanned Aircraft
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $OUST--Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a global leader in high-performance lidar sensors and intelligent software solutions, powering Physical AI across the automotive, industrial, robotics and smart infrastructure sectors, announced today that its OS1 digital lidar has been vetted and approved by the Department of Defense (DOD) for use in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Following a review of components and cybersecurity testing, the Defense Inno.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
What Makes Ouster (OUST) a Good Fit for 'Trend Investing'
Ouster (OUST) could be a solid choice for shorter-term investors looking to capitalize on the recent price trend in fundamentally sound stocks. It is one of the many stocks that passed through our shorter-term trading strategy-based screen.
Neutral
MarketBeat
1 week ago
Breakout Momentum Plays You May Not Know About
High volatility has plagued markets throughout much of 2025. While many consider this a bad thing, particularly when trends point downward, it can also create opportunities for momentum investors to capture gains when target stocks are up.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Brokers Suggest Investing in Ouster (OUST): Read This Before Placing a Bet
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Should You Buy Ouster, Inc. (OUST) After Golden Cross?
Ouster, Inc. (OUST) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, OUST's 50-day simple moving average broke out above its 200-day moving average; this is known as a "golden cross.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Wall Street Analysts Believe Ouster (OUST) Could Rally 38.91%: Here's is How to Trade
The mean of analysts' price targets for Ouster (OUST) points to a 38.9% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Western LiDAR Quarterly Insights - Q1 2025 Summary
Ouster stands out as the strongest LiDAR stock, with superior revenue, margins, cash position, and a bargain valuation at 4x revenue. Aeva, Luminar, and MicroVision remain strong sells, due to overvaluation, financial risk, and lack of meaningful revenue traction or differentiation. Innoviz's valuation is more reasonable, but the looming risk of a reverse split keeps me from upgrading it from sell to hold.
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