Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH – Get Free Report) gapped down before the market opened on Thursday after Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on the stock from $27.00 to $20.00. The stock had previously closed at $18.25, but opened at $13.40. Canaccord Genuity Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. Freshworks shares last traded at $13.60, with a volume of 6,525,174 shares changing hands.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on FRSH. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Freshworks from $25.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Barclays cut their price objective on Freshworks from $20.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Freshworks from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Freshworks from $22.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Freshworks from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, January 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Freshworks currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.59.
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Insider Activity at Freshworks
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Freshworks
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Freshworks in the 3rd quarter worth $81,000. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Freshworks during the fourth quarter valued at about $166,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Freshworks in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in Freshworks in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $217,000. Finally, Northside Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Freshworks during the 4th quarter worth approximately $226,000. 75.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Freshworks Stock Performance
The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.97. The firm has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.07 and a beta of 0.88.
Freshworks (NASDAQ:FRSH – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $160.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $158.11 million. Freshworks had a negative return on equity of 10.70% and a negative net margin of 18.93%. On average, analysts expect that Freshworks Inc. will post -0.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Freshworks
Freshworks Inc, a software development company, provides software-as-a-service products worldwide. It offers Freshworks Customer Service Suite, which provides automated, personalized self-service on various channels, including web, chat, mobile messaging, email, and social; Freshdesk, a ticketing-centric customer service solution; Freshsuccess, a customer success solution; and Freshchat that provides agents with a modern conversational experience to proactively engage customers across digital messaging channels.
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