Fastly (FSLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fastly, Inc. operates a cloud platform that provides edge computing, content delivery network (CDN) services and security solutions for modern digital applications. The company’s infrastructure is designed to accelerate web and application performance by caching content closer to end users, reducing latency and improving reliability. Fastly’s platform supports dynamic content delivery and real-time updates, making it a popular choice for media streaming, e-commerce, software distribution and highly interactive websites.

Central to Fastly’s offering is its suite of products that includes content caching, image optimization, video streaming support and next-generation application firewalls. The company’s edge cloud compute services enable developers to run custom logic at the network edge, enabling personalized experiences and fast API responses. Fastly also provides DDoS mitigation, bot management and web application security to protect customer applications against evolving threats without routing traffic through centralized data centers.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly has built a global network of points of presence (PoPs) across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its platform is designed for high availability and fault tolerance, with real-time visibility and detailed analytics that empower customers to monitor performance and troubleshoot issues instantly. Over the years, Fastly has established relationships with leading digital brands, publishers, streaming services and technology firms, often partnering with cloud providers and application development platforms to deliver integrated solutions.

At the helm of Fastly’s management team is Chief Executive Officer Joshua Bixby, who oversees strategy, product innovation and customer engagement. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Artur Bergman remains closely involved in defining the company’s technical roadmap and maintaining its edge computing architecture. Fastly’s leadership emphasizes open standards, developer-friendly tools and a commitment to transparency around performance metrics and outage communications. Through continuous network expansion and feature development, the company seeks to address the evolving demands of digital businesses for speed, security and flexibility at the edge.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.97 to $7.19
• 50-Day Range: $5.75 to $8.29
• 52-Week Range: $4.65 to $12.08
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.28
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fastly Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fastly scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 910th out of 1,998 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Fastly has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fastly has only been the subject of 4 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 -6.44, 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 -6.44, 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 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.39% 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 3.6, 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 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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

7.39% 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 3.6, 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 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Fastly has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Fastly this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for FSLY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Fastly to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% 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 $1,151,817.00 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FSLY stock has decreased by 25.6% and is now trading at $7.0250.

How were Fastly's earnings last quarter?

Fastly, Inc. (NYSE:FSLY) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.01. The firm's revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Fastly IPO?

Fastly (FSLY) raised $170 million in an initial public offering on Friday, May 17th 2019. The company issued 11,300,000 shares at $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.

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: 5/07/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• 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: 1,110
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $8.28
• High Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.09)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$158.06 million
• Net Margins: -27.73%
• Pretax Margin: -27.19%
• Return on Equity: -12.29%
• Return on Assets: -8.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 1.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $543.68 million
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 144,690,000
• Free Float: 134,992,000
• Market Cap: $1.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23