Cloudflare (NET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) operates a global cloud platform designed to enhance the performance, security and reliability of internet properties. Through a distributed network of points of presence in more than 200 cities worldwide, the company delivers content‐delivery, DDoS mitigation, DNS and web application firewall (WAF) services. This infrastructure is leveraged by websites, applications and APIs to reduce latency, protect against a broad range of cyberthreats and ensure uptime under traffic surges.

In addition to its core content‐delivery and security offerings, Cloudflare has expanded into edge computing, serverless solutions and developer tools. Key products include Cloudflare Workers, which enables developers to run JavaScript at the network edge; Cloudflare Pages for building and deploying JAMstack sites; and Cloudflare Stream for video streaming services. The company’s Zero Trust suite further supports secure remote access, proxying and identity management for enterprise environments.

Cloudflare was founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn and Lee Holloway, with a mission to help build a better Internet. Since its founding, Cloudflare has grown from an early‐stage startup to a publicly traded company, completing its initial public offering in September 2019. The executive leadership team is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Prince, with President and COO Michelle Zatlyn overseeing business operations and co-founder Lee Holloway guiding technology strategy.

Serving customers ranging from individual developers to large enterprises and public sector agencies, Cloudflare’s platform spans North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and beyond. By combining network capacity, security features and edge compute capabilities, the company positions itself as a single‐vendor solution for organizations seeking to improve web performance, strengthen security postures and streamline application delivery on a global scale.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $208.59 to $220.19
• 50-Day Range: $181.18 to $226.32
• 52-Week Range: $77.60 to $230.10
• Volume: 3.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $191.28
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cloudflare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cloudflare scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 667 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cloudflare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Cloudflare has a consensus price target of $191.28, representing about 10.6% downside from its current price of $213.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cloudflare has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cloudflare are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.11) to ($0.06) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cloudflare is -628.97, 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 Cloudflare is -628.97, 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

Cloudflare has a P/B Ratio of 70.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Cloudflare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cloudflare 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 Cloudflare has recently decreased by 4.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Cloudflare does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.00

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Cloudflare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cloudflare 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 Cloudflare has recently decreased by 4.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Cloudflare has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Cloudflare this week, compared to 30 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 29 people have searched for NET on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

30 people have added Cloudflare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 88% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cloudflare insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $133,776,142.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.89% of the stock of Cloudflare is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.68% of the stock of Cloudflare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NET shares performed this year?

Cloudflare's stock was trading at $107.68 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NET stock has increased by 98.6% and is now trading at $213.85.

How were Cloudflare's earnings last quarter?

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Cloudflare IPO?

Cloudflare (NET) raised $385 million in an initial public offering on Friday, September 13th 2019. The company issued 35,000,000 shares at a price of $10.00-$12.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies, Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, JMP Securities, Evercore ISI, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer, BTIG and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

Who are Cloudflare's major shareholders?

Cloudflare's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.04%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.60%), Sands Capital Management LLC (1.41%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Carl Ledbetter, John Graham-Cumming, Thomas J Seifert, Douglas James Kramer, Janel Riley, Katrin Suder, Michelle Zatlyn, Scott D Sandell, Maria S Eitel and Matthew Prince.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cloudflare?

Shares of NET 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 Cloudflare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cloudflare investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Datadog (DDOG), MongoDB (MDB), Splunk (SPLK), Endava (DAVA) and SiTime (SITM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• 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:NET
• CIK: 1477333
• Web: www.cloudflare.com
• Phone: 888-993-5273
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,263
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cloudflare: $191.28
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$78.80 million
• Net Margins: -6.22%
• Pretax Margin: -5.73%
• Return on Equity: -8.42%
• Return on Assets: -2.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.63
• Current Ratio: 5.14
• Quick Ratio: 5.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 44.63
• Cash Flow: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 473.45
• Book Value: $3.03 per share
• Price / Book: 70.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 348,480,000
• Free Float: 310,532,000
• Market Cap: $74.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.95