Fastly Shares Plummet 35% On Lowered 2024 Revenue Guidance

Fastly ( FSLY ) shares plummeted 35% on Thursday after the company lowered its 2024 revenue outlook due to pricing pressure for its top customers. The company reported first-quarter revenue and earnings slightly above consensus estimates, but shares plunged on management's outlook. Bank of America downgraded the stock to underperform from buy, questioning a rebound in 2024. Fastly competes in the content delivery network (CDN) market vs. Akamai Technologies (AKAM) and Cloudflare (NET). Fastly's network increases the speed of e-commerce transactions, business software downloads, and video streaming to mobile devices.

In the March quarter, Fastly ( FSLY ) reported a 5-cent loss on revenue of $133.5 million, up 14%. Analysts had predicted a 6-cent loss on revenue of $133.1 million. Fastly ( FSLY ) lowered its revenue outlook to $560 million (11% growth) at the midpoint of guidance from $585 million (16% growth). The pricing pressure came late in the quarter as renewals resulted in lower-than-anticipated pricing and volume increases.

Management saw a shift in the market since February, with material shifts in revenue and volume intentions at some of their largest accounts. Shares were down 27% in 2024 heading into the Fastly earnings report. Cloudflare earnings are due after the market closes on Thursday, and Akamai reports earnings on May 9.

Technical Outlook
Fastly ( FSLY ) share is down 35% trading below the 200-day Moving Average (MA) with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 21.33 positioning the stock within the oversold region, hence traders ought to be cautious of a trend reversal.