Sorry Zoom, Fastly (FSLY) Becomes Best-Performing Working-from-Home Stock

UTC by Christopher Hamman · 3 min read
Sorry Zoom, Fastly (FSLY) Becomes Best-Performing Working-from-Home Stock
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Fastly (FSLY) stock prices seem on the edge of a massive rally. There are several factors that are responsible for this. FSLY is said to perform better than Zoom (ZM) stock.

Fastly Inc (NYSE: FSLY) stock price rose sharply at the end of yesterday’s trading session and continues its growth today. This happened as several patterns are emerging that the streaming service will be the work-from-home preferred service. 

The reasons for this aren’t far-fetched. The company has increased its processing capacity to over 100 terabits per second. Of course, this means that its content delivery will be blazing fast. Fastly (FSLY) also has much to gain from the ShopifyWalmart deal. 

Merchants from Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) will be able to sell goods and services from Walmart Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) website. Fastly stands to gain much. Another great thing that Fastly has to go for it is its ability to store and retrieve content. The speed with which this is done allows for greater collaboration among participants in video sessions. 

This ability makes it gain several advantages over other streaming services. Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) and Google Meet are examples in this regard.

Fastly (FSLY) Stock Price Is Rising as New Patterns Emerge

While services such as Zoom (ZM) stock price did well during the movement restrictions, such patterns were bound to be short-lived. The companies that are capturing everyone’s attention are the ones who encourage engagement. 

Fastly’s collaborative tools allow for this and even more. What’s more, Fastly’s (FSLY) cachet of clients includes some of the hottest names in technology. Names like Spotify and Slack litter its portfolio. 

After going public a month after competitor Zoom (ZM) last year, Fastly (FSLY )stock prices have grown exponentially. It is only recently that the stock prices started to take a foothold. 

Fastly (FSLY) stock price rose 15% to $73.27 yesterday. This is after last weeks’ 36% rally. Today FSLY stock is 9.59% up, at $80.22.

After an all-time high on February 19, Fastly (FSLY) stock prices have risen 222%. Zoom (ZM) stock prices in comparison have gained 159% within the same period. 

Analysts didn’t see the rally coming. They thought that Fastly (FSLY) stock prices will remain at between $46 and $55. The rally proved that Fastly (FSLY) stock price will take off. There may be more to come. Fastly announced a follow-on-stock offering. This is 43% below current price levels. 

Numbers Look Good

The company’s first-quarter report indicated a 38% increase in revenue. It has also indicated guidance up to $290 million. This is up from $265 million. This means an annual growth of 42%. This is as opposed to 39% last year. 

Content delivery networks seem to be the next big thing in the tech space. The content delivery market itself is a new area of focus. At this time, the trends of working remotely are giving investors a chance to smile to the bank. The companies aren’t left out either. 

Fastly for example is about one-fifteenth Akamai’s size as per revenue. It is almost 50% of Akamai’s size when it comes to market value. This with a market capitalization of $7.6 billion. Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) is worth about $16.5 billion. 

Cloudflare Inc (NYSE: NET) has grown 200% to a market capitalization of $11.2 billion. This shows that the trends are obvious.

Down the line, it will become apparent who is the clear market leader. One thing is certain. There is a future for Fastly. 

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