SG Americas Securities LLC cut its position in shares of Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET – Free Report) by 52.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 96,718 shares of the company’s stock after selling 106,172 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Cloudflare were worth $19,957,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cloudflare during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new stake in Cloudflare in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Cloudflare in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in Cloudflare by 105.6% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in Cloudflare by 55.4% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.68% of the company’s stock.
Cloudflare Stock Performance
NET opened at $222.63 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $78.69 billion, a PE ratio of -890.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 226.55 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $220.16 and a 200-day moving average of $203.20. Cloudflare, Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.83 and a 52-week high of $276.82.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Matthew Prince sold 52,384 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.02, for a total transaction of $11,001,687.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michelle Zatlyn sold 35,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.98, for a total transaction of $7,506,418.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 47,425 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,148,001.50. This trade represents a 42.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 566,245 shares of company stock valued at $121,338,593 in the last three months. Company insiders own 10.66% of the company’s stock.
More Cloudflare News
Here are the key news stories impacting Cloudflare this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare announced a collaboration with Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft to help standardize privacy-preserving methods for distinguishing human traffic from AI/bot traffic, highlighting its role in a major internet infrastructure problem and potentially expanding demand for its security and traffic-management tools. Cloudflare (NET) Launches Browser Push To Sort Human And AI Traffic
- Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare and beehiiv launched AI Crawl Controls for independent publishers, giving creators simple controls over whether AI systems can scrape or discover their content; this strengthens Cloudflare’s AI monetization and content-control strategy. Cloudflare and beehiiv Introduce AI Crawl Controls to Help Independent Publishers Navigate the AI Era
- Positive Sentiment: Brokerage coverage noted a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating, reinforcing that Wall Street remains constructive on Cloudflare’s growth outlook. Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Cloudflare as benefiting from rising AI demand and growing investor attention, but these were mostly commentary pieces rather than new hard fundamentals. Cloudflare (NYSE:NET): Is AI Demand Fueling Fresh Market Attention?
- Negative Sentiment: CEO Matthew Prince sold 52,384 shares in two disclosed transactions under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan. While routine, insider selling can still create some near-term pressure on sentiment. SEC filing for Matthew Prince transaction
- Negative Sentiment: A second CEO sale of the same size was also disclosed, adding to investor focus on insider selling even though it was executed under a planned trading program. SEC filing for Matthew Prince transaction
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Cloudflare in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Cloudflare in a research report on Monday, June 1st. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Cloudflare in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Cloudflare in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Cloudflare from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cloudflare currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $241.35.
Read Our Latest Analysis on NET
Cloudflare Company Profile
Cloudflare, Inc is a global web infrastructure and security company that provides a suite of services designed to improve the performance, reliability and security of internet properties. Its core offerings include a content delivery network (CDN), distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, managed DNS, and a web application firewall (WAF). Cloudflare also provides tools for bot management, SSL/TLS, load balancing and rate limiting to help organizations maintain uptime and protect web applications from attack.
In addition to traditional edge and security services, Cloudflare has expanded into edge computing and developer platforms.
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