Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Cloudflare (NET)

Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/18/2025 – Cloudflare had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $185.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/11/2025 – Cloudflare was downgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $130.00 to $160.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Susquehanna from $95.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Guggenheim from $57.00 to $68.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $123.00 to $170.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $110.00 to $115.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $111.00 to $149.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $130.00 to $165.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $92.00 to $153.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at JMP Securities from $135.00 to $180.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $140.00 to $183.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $136.00 to $175.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Cloudflare had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Robert W. Baird. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $125.00.
• 2/3/2025 – Cloudflare was downgraded by analysts at Baird R W from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/3/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $110.00 to $160.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $120.00 to $140.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $135.00 to $150.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $87.00 to $110.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $130.00 to $140.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Cloudflare is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $111.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Cloudflare was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $95.00.
• 1/7/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Cloudflare had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $99.00 to $123.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/2/2025 – Cloudflare was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $77.00.

Cloudflare Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of Cloudflare stock traded down $2.71 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $168.45. 5,174,368 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,904,859. The firm has a market cap of $57.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -765.69 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 3.37, a quick ratio of 3.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Cloudflare, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.24 and a 52-week high of $177.37. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.15.

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.21). Cloudflare had a negative net margin of 4.72% and a negative return on equity of 5.52%. On average, equities analysts predict that Cloudflare, Inc. will post -0.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Cloudflare

In related news, insider Douglas James Kramer sold 2,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.66, for a total transaction of $326,648.46. Following the sale, the insider now owns 175,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,131,082.08. This trade represents a 1.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Michelle Zatlyn sold 25,640 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.44, for a total value of $2,575,281.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 172,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,372,001.96. This represents a 12.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 500,335 shares of company stock valued at $57,238,617 over the last quarter. 12.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cloudflare

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $69,000. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $417,000. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. JT Stratford LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare during the fourth quarter worth approximately $305,000. Finally, Woodline Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare during the fourth quarter worth approximately $6,638,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.68% of the company’s stock.

Cloudflare, Inc operates as a cloud services provider that delivers a range of services to businesses worldwide. The company provides an integrated cloud-based security solution to secure a range of combination of platforms, including public cloud, private cloud, on-premise, software-as-a-service applications, and IoT devices; and website and application security products comprising web application firewall, bot management, distributed denial of service, API gateways, SSL/TLS encryption, script management, security center, and rate limiting products.