Consumption-oriented software program companies have skilled a tricky current stretch, however Snowflake Inc. is successful cheers Thursday for exhibiting indicators of enchancment.
The firm signalized a stabilizing consumption surroundings because it handily topped earnings expectations, serving to to ship Snowflake shares
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up 7% in Thursday’s premarket motion.
“We view a stabilized/improving consumption environment as driving revenue upside in the short term, while the company’s growing arsenal of new product introductions should begin to bear fruit over the medium-/longer-term,” Needham analyst Mike Cikos wrote, whereas upping his worth goal to $225 from $216 and conserving a purchase ranking on the inventory.
Snowflake’s outlook got here in forward of expectations, and Truist Securities analyst Joel Fishbein mused that it might nonetheless be conservative.
“One of the themes of the call was the heavy product investments Snowflake has made the last few years, with many of these capabilities expected to become available to the broader customer base over the next several quarters,” he stated.
Fishbein, who has a purchase ranking on Snowflake’s inventory, boosted his worth goal to $210 from $200 in his newest word.
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Others have been extra measured, with Bernstein’s Mark Moerdler writing that the newest beat got here in opposition to lowered expectations.
“We remain concerned about Snowflake’s ability to meaningfully outperform their long term revenue guidance,” he stated. “We also note that the leading indicators this quarter were still weak (deferred revenue was in-line with the street and [remaining performance obligations] missed by almost 5%), and the company is guiding to another 4-5% deceleration next quarter in revenue. Even if they beat the guide by as much as they did this quarter it would be in-line with consensus’ prior expectations.”
In Moerdler’s view, “the trough isn’t here yet.” He charges the inventory at market carry out with a $160 goal worth.
Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci titled his word to shoppers: “Sounds Better, Looks the Same?”
“Based on our field checks and recent software results, it doesn’t appear that the IT spending environment is getting better, and frankly we think the macro backdrop will…likely deteriorate from here into [fiscal 2024], but a wise man recently told us that it’s as simple as this: When interest rates go down, you buy growth,” DiFucci wrote.
Snowflake, he famous, “is a growth stock and this was the first time in a year that they raised annual guidance.”
He has a promote ranking on the inventory, although he upped his worth goal to $120 from $105 early Thursday.
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