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5. Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 41
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) is a leading provider of cloud services and applications for businesses worldwide. On November 3, the company posted earnings for the fiscal third quarter of 2022. The company reported an EPS of $0.06 and outperformed expectations by $0.06. The company generated a revenue of $253.86 million, up 47.29% year over year, and beat estimates by $4.06 million. Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) has a diversified business model with exposure to various high-growth areas including content delivery network (CDN), edge computing, and security. The company has a strong competitive position in the CDN market with its robust global network and innovative technology and is well-positioned to benefit from the growing trend of edge computing as its platform is well-suited for this new paradigm. Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) is ranked high among the stocks that will double by 2023.
This November, Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari updated his price target on Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) to $67 from $80 and maintained an Outperform rating on the shares.
At the end of Q2 2022, 41 hedge funds held stakes in Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET). The total value of these stakes amounted to $541 million. As of June 30, Two Sigma Advisors is the largest shareholder in Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) and has disclosed a position worth $103.7 million in the company.
Here is what Baron Funds had to say about Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) in its third-quarter 2022 investor letter:
“We continued to build our position in Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) during the quarter as the shares declined with the overall software space and the long-term risk/ reward balance became more compelling. The company reported a strong second quarter, with revenue growth accelerating to 54%, as well as better gross and operating margins. Third quarter guidance was also ahead of Wall Street expectations. Given Cloudflare’s proprietary network and massive global scale, its software products have a disruptive price-performance advantage over competitors. As the company introduces new products as well as disruptive packaging/pricing, its unit level economics should continue to improve over time, with the company already well ahead of its long-term gross margin target of 74%, reporting 78.9% for the second quarter. This drives strong cross/upselling activity with customers, reflected in strong net-dollar expansion rates in excess of 125%. Indeed, in the most recent quarters, customers purchasing five or more products reached 81% of the base, six or more products reached 70% of the base, and seven or more products reached 58% of the base. Enterprise penetration continues to be a key long-term driver, with 1,749 customers now spending over $100,000 annually with the company, growing 61% and now accounting for over 60% of total revenue. With approximately 152,000 paying customers at the end of last quarter, large enterprise customers still represent just 1% of total paid customers and thus a material growth opportunity in the coming years. We continue to have high confidence in the company’s ability to innovate at a rapid pace (announced 20 new products or enhancements in September alone), package and bundle with disruptive pricing, and take material share in its large and growing addressable markets.”
