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Cloudflare (NET) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

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Cloudflare (NET - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $190.55, demonstrating a -3.65% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.06%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.41%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.39%.

The web security and content delivery company's shares have seen an increase of 7.55% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 9.6% and outstripping the S&P 500's gain of 5.88%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Cloudflare in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on July 31, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.18, signifying a 10.00% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $500.72 million, up 24.87% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.79 per share and revenue of $2.09 billion. These totals would mark changes of +5.33% and +25.38%, respectively, from last year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Cloudflare. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. Cloudflare is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Cloudflare has a Forward P/E ratio of 249.6 right now. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 29.18.

Investors should also note that NET has a PEG ratio of 10.15 right now. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.18 at yesterday's closing price.

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 77, finds itself in the top 32% echelons of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.

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