Cloudflare Stock Extends A 5-Day Losing Streak To A 20% Loss
Cloudflare (NET) stock has fallen for 5 consecutive trading days, losing 20.1% over that stretch. That erased about $23.6 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $94.0 billion. The stock closed at $265.17 on Monday, November 2, 26.5% below its 52-week high of $360.93 and 65.5% above its low of $160.19.
NET Versus The S&P 500
Returns for NET and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, November 2 and including dividends:
| Return Period | NET | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -5.5% | -0.5% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | -20.1% | -1.7% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -24.0% | -2.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -12.0% | -2.3% |
| Year To Date | 34.5% | 11.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 19.2% | 11.8% |
Is This Move About Cloudflare Or The Market?
Over the same 5 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -1.7% including dividends, so the slide is mostly Cloudflare’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is down 12.0%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was up 10.1%.
Do The Fundamentals Justify The Selling?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 33.5% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; and its operating margin is -8.1%, versus a median of 21.6%. Cloudflare does not have positive trailing earnings, so there is no meaningful price-to-earnings multiple to compare. The fundamentals give the sellers some support: an operating loss.
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