Fastly (FSLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fastly, Inc. operates an edge cloud platform designed to accelerate, secure and enable modern digital experiences. The company offers a suite of services including a content delivery network (CDN), edge compute, load balancing, web application firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection. Fastly’s real-time architecture allows customers to seamlessly deploy software logic at the network edge, reducing latency by bringing applications and content closer to end users.

Founded in 2011 by Artur Bergman, Fastly has evolved from a pure-play CDN provider into a comprehensive edge cloud platform. The company went public in May 2019, expanding its global footprint and investing in technology to support dynamic content, video streaming and secure application delivery. Over time, Fastly has introduced specialized tools such as image optimization, video packaging and API acceleration to meet the performance demands of digital businesses.

Fastly’s network spans major metropolitan areas across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, serving a diverse customer base that includes e-commerce retailers, streaming platforms, online publishers and software-as-a-service providers. By maintaining points of presence in key markets and interconnecting with leading internet exchanges, the company helps clients improve site speed, reliability and resistance to cyber threats.

Leadership at Fastly includes CEO Joshua Bixby, who joined the company in 2014 and was appointed chief executive in 2020. Under his guidance, Fastly has prioritized transparency in performance monitoring, rapid feature rollout and partnerships with major cloud and software vendors. The management team continues to focus on innovation at the edge, aiming to support the evolving requirements of global digital enterprises.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.51 to $8.95
• 50-Day Range: $6.38 to $8.94
• 52-Week Range: $4.65 to $12.08
• Volume: 14.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.69
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fastly Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fastly scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 308th out of 657 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Fastly has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Fastly is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fastly has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fastly are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.78) to ($0.73) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fastly is -8.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fastly is -8.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fastly has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.40% of the float of Fastly has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fastly has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fastly has recently decreased by 7.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Fastly does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Fastly does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.68

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.40% of the float of Fastly has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fastly has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fastly has recently decreased by 7.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Fastly has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Fastly this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for FSLY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Fastly to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fastly insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,562,780.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.70% of the stock of Fastly is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.71% of the stock of Fastly is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FSLY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSLY shares performed this year?

Fastly's stock was trading at $9.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FSLY shares have decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at $8.61.

How were Fastly's earnings last quarter?

Fastly, Inc. (NYSE:FSLY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.02. Fastly's revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Fastly IPO?

Fastly (FSLY) raised $170 million in an IPO on Friday, May 17th 2019. The company issued 11,300,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and William Blair, Raymond James, Baird, Oppenheimer, Craig-Hallum Capital Group and D.A. Davidson & Co. were co-managers.

Who are Fastly's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Fastly include Legal & General Group Plc (6.07%), Marshall Wace LLP (2.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.22%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Artur Bergman, Todd Nightingale, Scott R Lovett, Charles Lacey Compton III, Ronald W Kisling, Brett Shirk, David Hornik, Richard Devon Daniels and Christopher B Paisley.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Fastly?

Shares of FSLY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fastly own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fastly investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 9/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FSLY
• CIK: 1517413
• Web: www.fastly.com
• Phone: (844) 432-7859
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fastly: $8.69
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.03)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$158.06 million
• Net Margins: -25.85%
• Pretax Margin: -25.35%
• Return on Equity: -11.98%
• Return on Assets: -7.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $543.68 million
• Price / Sales: 2.33
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 147,400,000
• Free Float: 137,524,000
• Market Cap: $1.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24