Cloud security and performance company Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) will be reporting results this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Cloudflare beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $696.1 million, up 35.9% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ billings estimates and EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Cloudflare’s revenue to grow 31.1% year on year, in line with the 30.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Cloudflare has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Cloudflare’s peers in the software development segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. F5 delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 13.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.6%, and Twilio reported revenues up 19.9%, topping estimates by 3%. F5 traded down 20.4% following the results while Twilio was also down 15.2%.
Read our full analysis of F5’s results here and Twilio’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the software development segment, with share prices up 3.5% on average over the last month. Cloudflare is down 24.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $345.16 (compared to the current share price of $271.88).
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