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Fastly (FSLY) Set to Report Q1 Earnings: What to Expect?

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Fastly (FSLY - Free Report) is set to release first-quarter 2021 results on May 5.

For the quarter, the company expects revenues between $83 million and $86 million. Moreover, adjusted loss is projected between 9 cents and 13 cents per share.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently pegged at a loss of 11 cents per share, which has been unchanged over the past 30 days. The company had reported a loss of 6 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.

Moreover, the consensus mark for the top line is currently pegged at $85.2 million, implying 35.3% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

Markedly, Fastly’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, missing the same in the remaining one, the average earnings surprise being 16%.
 

Fastly, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

Fastly, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

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Fastly’s first-quarter 2021 results are expected to benefit from higher bandwidth usage. Moreover, an expanding clientele is expected to have driven top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter.

Markedly, customer count increased to 2,084 from 2,047 at the end of the fourth-quarter. Moreover, total-enterprise customer count increased from 313 in the third quarter to 324 in the fourth quarter.

Moreover, solid contribution from Signal Sciences is expected to have benefited to Fastly’s top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter.

What Our Model Indicates

Per the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.

Fastly has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

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