RBC Capital analysts provided their key takeaways from Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) Analyst Day, where management provided 2026 targets implying accelerating revenue growth and a significant margin turnaround.
While outlined growth drivers seem encouraging (broadening opportunity, enhanced product innovation, packaged offerings), the analysts exercise caution given Fastly remains #3 in a low-growth market with persistent pricing pressure and potential for ongoing initiatives to take time to drive substantial change.
According to the analysts, the margin targets seem more reasonable given newfound operational discipline and clear low-hanging fruit for cost reduction. However, maintaining a 600 bps of annual margin improvement might be challenging while balancing growth acceleration aspirations.
The analysts raised their price target to $11 from $9 while keeping their Underperform rating unchanged.