Fastly tumbles in 2025, but surging product adoption and top-tier cloud partnerships hint at upside.
I'm upgrading Fastly to a neutral rating after the company showcased improving revenue growth trends. Q1 results showcased 8% y/y revenue growth, driven by improved sales processes and up from 2% in Q4. Fastly also raised its outlook for FY25, a rarity in this economy. The stock trades at a cheap ~2x forward revenue multiple.
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE:FSLY ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Vernon Essi - Investor Relations Todd Nightingale - Chief Executive Officer Ronald Kisling - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Param Singh - Oppenheimer Jonathan Ho - William Blair Sanjit Singh - Morgan Stanley Rishi Jaluria - RBC Capital Markets James Fish - Piper Sandler Rob Palmisano - Raymond James Rudy Kessinger - D.A. Davidson & Co. Operator Good afternoon.
Although the revenue and EPS for Fastly (FSLY) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
The burgeoning technology sector promises significant rewards for investors. The pandemic set off a wave of digitalization that resulted in a strong surge in demand for everything from cloud solutions to cybersecurity.
FSLY faces slow revenue growth and retention challenges but aims to rebound with AI-driven solutions, enhancing its competitive edge.
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE:FSLY ) Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Call March 4, 2025 7:50 PM ET Company Participants Ronald Kisling - Chief Financial Officer Kip Compton - Chief Product Officer Conference Call Participants Question-and-Answer Session Q - Unidentified Analyst Let me just go through some disclosures for important disclosures. Please see the Morgan Stanley research disclosure website at www.morganstanley.com/researchdisclosures.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Fastly (FSLY) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Fastly slid ~20% after reporting abysmal Q4 results, with revenue barely growing and profitability declining. Declining net revenue retention rates and customer churn are critical issues, undermining Fastly's "land and expand" business model. Despite secular tailwinds in internet usage, Fastly's sales missteps are causing customers to shift traffic away.
Fastly (FSLY -21.40%) stock is sinking rapidly in Thursday's trading. The edge-computing specialist's share price was down 22.1% as of noon ET despite the S&P 500 index being up 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite being up 0.8% at the same time.
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE:FSLY ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 12, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Vernon Essi - Investor Relations Todd Nightingale - Chief Executive Officer Ronald Kisling - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Frank Louthan - Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Rudy Kessinger - D.A. Davidson & Co. Sanjit Singh - Morgan Stanley Madeline Brooks - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Jeff Van Rhee - Craig-Hallum Capital Group Christopher Fountain - RBC Capital Markets LLC Quinton Gabrielli - Piper Sandler & Co. Operator Good afternoon.
Shares of Fastly (FSLY) are down 2% at $9.85 at last check, trading at multi-week lows ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings release. Due out after the close today, Feb. 12, analysts are anticipating a breakeven result.