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Cloudflare
NET-N
HOLD
Jul 16, 2025
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research
NET is certainly not cheap at 235 P/E (forward earnings) after a 75% gain this year. But it is debt-free with $500M cash, and transitioning from losses to high profits. In 2022 it lost $190M and next year is supposed to make $390M. There has been a big fundamental shift here. It has 20 BUYS, 13 HOLDS and 3 SELLS, with an average target price $167 (lower than market now). Short interest is only 3.7% so those that do not like it are not really 'betting' too much on a decline by shorting the stock. It is well-positioned within the sector and revenue is expected to rise at least 25% in the second quarter. Its valuation is the main risk but business is very good and we would see it more as a HOLD than a SELL today. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
Shares popped 7% today when they announced several AI initiatives. A longtime favourite of his. They have partnerships with Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta. They help businesses operate more efficiently.
A lot of tech companies are down significantly from highs. Cybersecurity is a desirable area right now. High growth has to expect more pronounced swings. Likes the name.
They have their investor day Thursday. It's been down since the last quarter. But he likes it and sees a comeback. Will depend on how well CEO performs on Thursday.
On their 14th birthday, the cloud connectivity company announced new products, including AI Audit which allows users to be compensated when their content gets used to train gen-AI models, a big problem.
NET is certainly not cheap at 235 P/E (forward earnings) after a 75% gain this year. But it is debt-free with $500M cash, and transitioning from losses to high profits. In 2022 it lost $190M and next year is supposed to make $390M. There has been a big fundamental shift here. It has 20 BUYS, 13 HOLDS and 3 SELLS, with an average target price $167 (lower than market now). Short interest is only 3.7% so those that do not like it are not really 'betting' too much on a decline by shorting the stock. It is well-positioned within the sector and revenue is expected to rise at least 25% in the second quarter. Its valuation is the main risk but business is very good and we would see it more as a HOLD than a SELL today.
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