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Cloudflare (NET): analyst forecast and price target

$296 −6.33% close 16.10.26 · market cap $125B · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Moderate Buy

21 Buy5 Hold1 Sell

Ratings of 27 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$358+20.8% upside

Based on 27 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $358, the highest $430, the lowest $160. The average is +20.8% from the last price of $296.

$200$300$400Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$430Average$358Low$160
Highest target $430 Average target $358 Lowest target $160
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Shaul Eyal★★★★★★★★★★#238 · hits 62% · avg +18.3% TD Cowen $355 → $375+5.6% Buy +26.6% Reiterated 13.10.26on TipRanks 05:01 −0.9%next day −5.6%
Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★#1234 · hits 54% · avg +7.8% RBC Capital $405 Buy +36.7% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 −0.9%next day −5.6%
Saket Kalia★★★★★★★★★★#966 · hits 56% · avg +9.0% Barclays $355 → $400+12.7% Buy +35.0% Assigned 12.10.26on TipRanks 05:07 −2.7%next day −0.9%
Param Singh★★★★★★★★★★#3533 · hits 53% · avg +7.8% Oppenheimer $380 → $430+13.2% Buy +45.1% Reiterated 09.10.26on TipRanks 07:55 +5.0%next day −2.7% · 5 days −15.9%
Gray Powell★★★★★★★★★★#648 · hits 58% · avg +12.0% BTIG $382 → $413+8.1% Buy +39.4% Assigned 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:50 −1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −1.9%
Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★#1234 · hits 54% · avg +7.8% RBC Capital $346 → $405+17.1% Buy +36.7% Reiterated 02.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 21:45 −1.3%next day +2.3% · 5 days +2.2%
Shrenik Kothari★★★★★★★★★★#198 · hits 68% · avg +22.3% Robert W. Baird $330 Buy +11.4% Reiterated 02.10.26on TipRanks 17:45 +2.3%next day −1.8% · 5 days −2.8%
Peter Weed★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 66% · avg +14.7% Bernstein $164 → $181+10.4% Hold −38.9% Reiterated 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 15 13:36 −0.5%next day −0.3% · 5 days +5.5%
Adam Borg★★★★★★★★★★#582 · hits 66% · avg +15.2% Stifel Nicolaus $370 Buy +24.9% Reiterated 27.08.26on TipRanks 10:10 +7.5%next day −2.5% · 5 days −8.0%
Samik Chatterjee★★★★★★★★★★#4 · hits 76% · avg +54.4% J.P. Morgan — Hold — Reiterated 13.08.26on TipRanks 08:30 +5.5%next day −4.4% · 5 days −13.7%
Joseph Bonner★★★★★★★★★★#543 · hits 65% · avg +13.3% Argus Research $265 → $370+39.6% Buy +24.9% Reiterated 11.08.26on TipRanks Aug 19 13:16 −0.8%next day +1.2% · 5 days −1.4%
Junaid Siddiqui★★★★★★★★★★#379 · hits 74% · avg +31.2% Truist Financial $350 Buy +18.1% Reiterated 11.08.26on TipRanks Aug 12 22:25 −0.8%next day +1.2% · 5 days −1.4%
Gregg Moskowitz★★★★★★★★★★#704 · hits 60% · avg +10.0% Mizuho Securities $310 → $375+21.0% Buy +26.6% Reiterated 11.08.26on TipRanks Aug 12 08:15 −0.8%next day +1.2% · 5 days −1.4%
Shyam Patil★★★★★★★★★★#779 · hits 56% · avg +10.4% Susquehanna $200 → $300+50.0% Hold +1.2% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 08:40 +3.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.1%
Fatima Boolani★★★★★★★★★★#345 · hits 64% · avg +19.6% Citi $265 → $400+50.9% Buy +35.0% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 06:45 +3.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.1%
James Fish★★★★★★★★★★#1206 · hits 55% · avg +10.4% Piper Sandler $250 → $333+33.2% Buy +12.4% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 11:25 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Sanjit Singh★★★★★★★★★★#1719 · hits 56% · avg +8.7% Morgan Stanley $322 → $370+14.9% Buy +24.9% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 08:20 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Param Singh★★★★★★★★★★#3533 · hits 53% · avg +7.8% Oppenheimer $330 → $380+15.2% Buy +28.2% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 08:15 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Patrick Colville★★★★★★★★★★#1680 · hits 55% · avg +8.6% Scotiabank $300 → $390+30.0% Buy +31.6% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:40 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
John Difucci★★★★★★★★★★#278 · hits 63% · avg +17.6% Guggenheim $140 → $160+14.3% Sell −46.0% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:30 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Mike Cikos★★★★★★★★★★#418 · hits 59% · avg +16.1% Needham $280 → $380+35.7% Buy +28.2% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:15 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Roger Boyd★★★★★★★★★★#2761 · hits 58% · avg +8.0% UBS $250 → $350+40.0% Hold +18.1% Assigned 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:15 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★#1234 · hits 54% · avg +7.8% RBC Capital $290 → $346+19.3% Buy +16.8% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:06 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Gray Powell★★★★★★★★★★#648 · hits 58% · avg +12.0% BTIG $314 → $382+21.7% Buy +28.9% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:06 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Ryan MacWilliams★★★★★★★★★★#681 · hits 58% · avg +14.3% Wells Fargo $300 → $380+26.7% Buy +28.2% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 06:50 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Gabriela Borges★★★★★★★★★★#817 · hits 59% · avg +13.8% Goldman Sachs $266 → $389+46.2% Buy +31.3% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 06:35 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Jackson Ader★★★★★★★★★★#4613 · hits 47% · avg +2.7% KeyBanc $300 → $375+25.0% Buy +26.6% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 06:25 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Patrick Walravens★★★★★★★★★★#2227 · hits 46% · avg +6.1% Citizens JMP $330 → $394+19.4% Buy +33.0% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 06:20 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Tal Liani★★★★★★★★★★#798 · hits 58% · avg +10.2% Bank of America Securities $330 → $380+15.2% Buy +28.2% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 04:50 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Jonathan Ho★★★★★★★★★★#1758 · hits 55% · avg +8.6% William Blair — Buy — Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 02:16 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Shaul Eyal★★★★★★★★★★#238 · hits 62% · avg +18.3% TD Cowen $300 → $355+18.3% Buy +19.8% Assigned 07.08.26on TipRanks 00:32 +5.0%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.8%
Saket Kalia★★★★★★★★★★#966 · hits 56% · avg +9.0% Barclays $300 → $355+18.3% Buy +19.8% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 03:55 +4.8%next day −2.6% · 5 days +2.0%
Joseph Gallo★★★★★★★★★★#603 · hits 69% · avg +18.2% Jefferies $350 Hold +18.1% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 00:36 +4.8%next day −2.6% · 5 days +2.0%
Unknown Analyst William O'Neil — Buy — Initiated 08.07.26on TipRanks Jul 9 07:12 +2.0%next day 0.0% · 5 days −1.4%
Thomas Blakey★★★★★★★★★★#1707 · hits 54% · avg +9.5% Cantor Fitzgerald $230 Hold −22.4% Assigned 09.06.26on TipRanks Jun 10 08:55 −4.4%next day −5.4% · 5 days −4.0%
Joshua Tilton★★★★★★★★★★#3811 · hits 51% · avg +6.5% Wolfe Research — Hold — Reiterated 09.06.26on TipRanks Jun 10 07:35 −4.4%next day −5.4% · 5 days −4.0%
Axel Herlinghaus★★★★★★★★★★#2629 · hits 57% · avg +6.5% DZ BANK AG $215 Buy −27.4% Upgrade 13.02.26on TipRanks 05:00 +5.7%next day −1.3% · 5 days −18.3%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Cloudflare

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Gregg Moskowitz★★★★★★★★★★Mizuho Securities · #704
Hits 60%297 of 492 Average return +10.0%
1 year Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★RBC Capital · #1234
Hits 54%267 of 496 Average return +7.8%
2 years Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★RBC Capital · #1234
Hits 54%267 of 496 Average return +7.8%

Most profitable

3 months Gregg Moskowitz★★★★★★★★★★Mizuho Securities · #704
Hits 60%297 of 492 Average return +10.0%
1 year Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★RBC Capital · #1234
Hits 54%267 of 496 Average return +7.8%
2 years Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★RBC Capital · #1234
Hits 54%267 of 496 Average return +7.8%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 02.10.26: target $350 at a price of $351 (−0.3%); now: $358 at $296 (+20.8%).

$275$300$325$350Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$358Average target$358Price$296

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

020406033151Oct 252011Nov2212Dec2148Jan 26328162Feb329142Mar127122Apr22981May243152Jun252132Jul58122Aug4061Sep3161Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy222000
Buy294352584031
Hold815131266
Sell122211

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.34 (from $0.34 to $0.36). Last quarter: $0.29.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $737M (from $736M to $738M). Last quarter: $696M.

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About Cloudflare
  • CEO: Matthew Prince
  • Employees: 5,156
  • 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, US
  • www.cloudflare.com

Cloudflare, Inc. functions as a global provider of cloud-based services. The company delivers a comprehensive, integrated cloud security platform designed to safeguard a diverse array of digital environments, encompassing public and private clouds, on-premises infrastructure, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Its security portfolio features tools such as cloud firewalls, bot mitigation, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, IoT security, SSL/TLS encryption, secure origin connections, and rate limiting capabilities. Beyond security, Cloudflare also boosts online performance through services like content delivery networks (CDNs), intelligent routing, and various content, mobile, and image optimization tools. For enhanced reliability and availability, it provides solutions such as load balancing, its proprietary Anycast network, a virtual backbone, DNS services, DNS resolvers, and virtual waiting rooms. Furthermore, the company offers internal infrastructure tools, including "on-ramps" that facilitate seamless connections for users, devices, or locations to its expansive network, alongside "filters" engineered for data protection, inspection, and access management. Developer-centric solutions encompass serverless computing, programmable networks, website creation, domain registration, a suite of Cloudflare applications, advanced analytics, and data localization management. For individual consumers, Cloudflare provides a DNS Resolver application to improve internet browsing and a Consumer VPN to secure and speed up mobile device traffic. Its clientele spans a broad spectrum of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and retail, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Established in 2009, Cloudflare, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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