Cloudflare (NET) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$156.52 -4.07 (-2.53%)

Closing price 02/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$156.51 -0.01 (-0.01%)

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Cloudflare - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
12

Buy
11

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cloudflare in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 12 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for NET.

Consensus Price Target

$136.28
-12.93% Downside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cloudflare, the average price target is $136.28. The highest price target for NET is $185.00, while the lowest price target for NET is $60.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -12.93% from the current price of $156.52.

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NET Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 2/22/24 to 2/21/25	1 Month Ago 1/23/24 to 1/22/25	3 Months Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	1 Year Ago 2/22/23 to 2/22/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$136.28	$108.32	$92.88	$87.50
Forecasted Upside	-12.93% Downside	-11.96% Downside	-10.89% Downside	-12.02% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

NET Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

NET Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Cloudflare Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cloudflare	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.26	2.68	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-12.93% Downside	52.90% Upside	12.82% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent NET News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
2/18/2025	Needham & Company LLC 2 of 5 stars	Mike Cikos Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$185.00 ➝ $185.00	+8.20%
2/11/2025	DZ Bank 4 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell	$145.00	-15.89%
2/10/2025	Mizuho 2 of 5 stars	Gregg Moskowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $160.00	-8.13%
2/10/2025	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Samuels Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $170.00	-3.51%
2/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Murphy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	-31.09%
2/7/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$123.00 ➝ $170.00	+0.52%
2/7/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Borges Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$140.00 ➝ $183.00	+8.17%
2/7/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Blakey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$111.00 ➝ $149.00	-11.91%
2/7/2025	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Trevor Walsh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $180.00	+7.05%
2/7/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Roger Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $165.00	+1.43%
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2/7/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Borg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$136.00 ➝ $175.00	+7.58%
2/7/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Difucci Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$57.00 ➝ $68.00	-58.20%
2/7/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Fish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$92.00 ➝ $153.00	-5.26%
2/7/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
2/3/2025	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/3/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shrenik Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$125.00 ➝ $140.00	+1.00%
1/28/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Joel Fishbein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$120.00 ➝ $140.00	+10.60%
1/27/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Nowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$135.00 ➝ $150.00	+17.71%
1/21/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$87.00 ➝ $110.00	-8.34%
1/21/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Weiss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$130.00 ➝ $140.00	+16.45%
1/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Fatima Boolani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$95.00 ➝ $145.00	+25.98%
12/19/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$100.00 ➝ $125.00	+15.00%
10/8/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Slowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$65.00	-19.23%
7/16/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Tilton Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
5/3/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$132.00 ➝ $94.00	+26.34%
5/3/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$117.00 ➝ $110.00	+47.85%
5/3/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$52.00 ➝ $60.00	-17.75%
1/18/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$85.00	+10.33%
1/17/2024	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$83.00	+5.81%
5/1/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$95.00 ➝ $75.00	+59.40%
4/19/2023	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Ho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform

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Should I Buy Cloudflare Stock? NET Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Cloudflare pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Cloudflare
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Cloudflare, Inc.:

Cloudflare, Inc. has a strong market capitalization of approximately $58.68 billion, indicating a robust position in the cloud services sector, which can attract more institutional investors.
The company has recently reported a quick ratio of 3.37, suggesting it has sufficient short-term assets to cover its liabilities, which is a positive indicator of financial health.
Insider trading activity shows confidence in the company, with significant purchases and sales by executives, indicating they are actively managing their stakes and believe in the company's future potential.
As of now, the stock price is around $131.66, which reflects a recent trading activity that could present a buying opportunity for investors looking to enter at a favorable price.
Institutional investors own 82.68% of the company's stock, which often signifies strong confidence in the company's long-term growth prospects and stability.

Cloudflare
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Cloudflare, Inc. for these reasons:

The company reported a negative earnings per share of ($0.03), missing the consensus estimate, which may raise concerns about its profitability and ability to generate positive returns for shareholders.
Cloudflare, Inc. has a negative return on equity of 5.52%, indicating that the company is not currently generating profit from its equity, which could deter potential investors.
Recent insider sales, including significant transactions by the CFO and CEO, may signal a lack of confidence in the stock's short-term performance, which could be a red flag for investors.
The company has a high price-to-earnings ratio of -777.19, suggesting that it may be overvalued relative to its earnings, which could lead to a price correction in the future.
With a negative net margin of 4.72%, Cloudflare, Inc. is currently operating at a loss, which could impact its ability to reinvest in growth and innovation.

NET Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cloudflare is $136.28, with a high forecast of $185.00 and a low forecast of $60.00.
: 27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cloudflare in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" NET shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NET, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Cloudflare's stock has a predicted downside of -12.93% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Cloudflare's stock had 4 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.
: Cloudflare has been rated by research analysts at Baird R W, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DZ Bank, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JMP Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cloudflare less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for Cloudflare is Hold while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how NET compares to other companies.

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Cloudflare (NET) Stock Forecast & Price Target