Piper Sandler analyst James Fish lowered his price target on Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) stock to $27 from $30, while keeping a Neutral rating after a Q1 FY2026 print the firm described as “more in-line vs.
Fastly (FSLY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.08 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.05 per share a year ago.
Fastly, Inc. (FSLY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
The headline numbers for Fastly (FSLY) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Fastly heads into Q1 earnings with strong security growth and AI momentum, but competition, pricing pressure, and valuation concerns cloud the near-term outlook.
FSLY rides on surging network traffic to boost revenue growth but faces volatility and rising competition from Cloudflare and Akamai.
Fastly is leaning on security and edge compute to capture AI-related traffic, but its usage-based model keeps revenue and margins volatile into 2026.
Fabrinet's robust revenue growth and structural advantages contrast with Fastly's traffic-dependent, less predictable model.
Fastly has transitioned from a volatile turnaround story to a rerating candidate, delivering record revenue, gross margin, operating profit, and RPO in one quarter. FSLY's growth is now supported by accelerating traffic, disciplined pricing, strategic multi-product relationships, and visible revenue commitments, strengthening the bull case. Operating leverage is materializing, with improved financial metrics indicating sustainable profitability and scalability for FSLY.
FSLY looks pricey after a 148% YTD surge as growth slows and capex rises, even as AI traffic and security offerings expand.
Evercore started coverage at outperform, pointing to strong demand for edge computing and security tools. Craig-Hallum downgraded Fastly to hold, citing a stock price that already reflects fair value.
FSLY rides on strong enterprise growth to record revenues, but rising competition and rich valuation raise questions about how much upside remains.