Nearly 15 points separate the top and bottom of the open: Bloom Energy up 8.95% while NVIDIA, the market's heaviest name, drops 6.44% to $174.62. Four of the five decliners sit in AI-adjacent hardware, so the pain is concentrated.
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Cloudflare just posted its fastest revenue growth in nearly four years, up 39% year over year, with margins widening and guidance pointing higher. Ignoring it means missing the reprice already underway.
Christian has consistently proven he can lead global go-to-market organizations through periods of rapid expansion with discipline, operational rigor, and a steadfast focus on customers. He shares our belief in Cloudflare's mission and in the size of the opportunity in front of us. We are excited to have him on board for this next chapter.
A new global go-to-market leader arriving alongside third quarter results signals Cloudflare is building a sales machine for a much larger enterprise push, and execution on that hire is what a $78.9 billion valuation now rides on. Shares have slipped 1.36% since the remarks.
The third quarter was Cloudflare's best quarter ever. We crossed $3 billion in annualized revenue with revenue of $782 million, up 39% year over year. We accelerated growth, delivering our fastest revenue growth in nearly four years, while expanding profitability.
Growth reaccelerating at a $79 billion company is the rare setup, and Cloudflare just posted its fastest expansion in nearly four years while margins widened at the same time. Shares have slipped since, so the market is still pricing the AI and security demand story.
A 10.45% drop to $238.71 wipes roughly $9 billion off a $77 billion name in one session, the kind of move that usually resets a growth stock's trading range. Keep an eye on whether buyers step in before the close.
Four cybersecurity names took the top gainer slots at Friday's close, with CrowdStrike up 8.2% to lead a group that rarely moves in lockstep. The damage sat in telecom, where AT&T and T-Mobile both landed among the day's worst losers alongside Bloom Energy.
Spotify opened up 10.5% to lead a 389-name board, with Lockheed Martin close behind at 9.3%. The pain is concentrated in chip gear and optics, where Lam Research gave up 10.2% at the bell.
Cloudflare set a fresh 52-week high at $359.49, topping its September 24 peak. The stock has roughly doubled off its low earlier this year.
- AMDAMD$630.63+8.6%
- NETCloudflare$349.02+7.5%
- RBRKRubrik$109.55+7.2%
- FTNTFortinet$173.46+3.5%
- HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise$62.94+2.3%
- SSentinelOne$22.38+1.1%
- AAPLApple$341.07+0.3%
Seven names hit fresh 52-week highs this week, and AMD cleared its prior peak by 8.6%. Cloudflare and Rubrik followed at roughly 7% above their old marks, with Apple just barely in at 0.29%.
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- 4METAbullish213 comments · 996 upvotes
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Rivian is drawing more heat than anything else on the board with 716 comments, and the mood there is bearish. Meta is the one traders are warming to fast, while the broad market ETF is going the other way.
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