Cloudflare, Inc. $NET is Alfreton Capital LLP’s 4th Largest Position

Alfreton Capital LLP reduced its position in Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) by 55.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 180,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 220,000 shares during the quarter. Cloudflare comprises approximately 16.7% of Alfreton Capital LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Alfreton Capital LLP owned approximately 0.05% of Cloudflare worth $38,626,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Cloudflare during the 3rd quarter worth $355,000. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Cloudflare by 9.3% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 7,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,565,000 after buying an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new stake in shares of Cloudflare during the third quarter worth about $1,247,000. Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of Cloudflare during the third quarter worth about $407,000. Finally, Wesbanco Bank Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cloudflare during the third quarter worth about $254,000. 82.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cloudflare Stock Performance

NYSE:NET opened at $180.44 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. Cloudflare, Inc. has a twelve month low of $89.42 and a twelve month high of $260.00. The company has a market capitalization of $63.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -601.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 150.60 and a beta of 1.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $191.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.03.

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $614.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $591.67 million. Cloudflare had a negative return on equity of 6.54% and a negative net margin of 5.12%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 33.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.19 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Cloudflare, Inc. will post -0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NET has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on Cloudflare from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Cloudflare in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Cloudflare from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $199.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Cloudflare in a research report on Monday, November 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price objective for the company. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Cloudflare from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $237.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $234.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cloudflare news, CEO Matthew Prince sold 52,384 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.32, for a total transaction of $10,231,642.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 22,175 shares in the company, valued at $4,331,221. The trade was a 70.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Thomas J. Seifert sold 41,555 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.18, for a total value of $8,069,149.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 137,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,697,031.48. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 630,827 shares of company stock valued at $124,436,992 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 10.89% of the company’s stock.

Cloudflare News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Cloudflare this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Cloudflare reported Q4 EPS of $0.28 (vs. $0.27 consensus) and revenue of $614.5M, topping estimates — evidence of continued top-line strength. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Upbeat guidance: Management forecasted first-quarter and full-year sales above Wall Street estimates, citing strong demand tied to rapid AI adoption in the cloud — a forward-looking catalyst for revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large enterprise traction: Management highlighted the largest annual contract value deal in company history (~$42.5M/year) and ~50% year-over-year new ACV growth — signals of stronger enterprise sales momentum and higher-quality revenue. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Proven execution: Cloudflare has a multi-quarter streak of EPS beats, which supports investor confidence but doesn’t guarantee sustained margin improvement. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/sector commentary: Coverage notes Cloudflare as a high-growth, AI-exposed infrastructure play that may be more resilient than many software names — positive framing but already priced into shares for some investors. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability metrics remain weak: Cloudflare still shows a negative net margin (~-5%) and negative return on equity, indicating the company is reinvesting heavily and not yet consistently profitable on the bottom line. Read More.

Cloudflare Company Profile

Cloudflare, Inc is a global web infrastructure and security company that provides a suite of services designed to improve the performance, reliability and security of internet properties. Its core offerings include a content delivery network (CDN), distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, managed DNS, and a web application firewall (WAF). Cloudflare also provides tools for bot management, SSL/TLS, load balancing and rate limiting to help organizations maintain uptime and protect web applications from attack.

In addition to traditional edge and security services, Cloudflare has expanded into edge computing and developer platforms.