Fastly Inc Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

FSLY Stock  USD 8.14  0.25  3.17%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Fastly Inc. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Fastly over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Fastly's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Fastly's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
2.29
Alpha
0.15
Risk
3.98
Sharpe Ratio
0.16
Expected Return
0.62
Please note that although Fastly alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Fastly did 0.15  better than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Fastly Inc stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Fastly Inc has a beta of 2.29  . As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Fastly will likely underperform. At this time, Fastly's Price Book Value Ratio is fairly stable compared to the past year. Price Fair Value is likely to rise to 2.46 in 2024, whereas Book Value Per Share is likely to drop 3.96 in 2024.

Enterprise Value

1.52 Billion

Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Fastly Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Fastly market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Fastly long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Fastly. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Fastly's performance over market.
α0.15   β2.29

Fastly expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Fastly's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Fastly performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Fastly Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Fastly stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Fastly shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Fastly stock market price indicators, traders can identify Fastly position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Fastly Return and Market Media

The median price of Fastly for the period between Wed, Aug 28, 2024 and Tue, Nov 26, 2024 is 7.23 with a coefficient of variation of 9.15. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.64, arithmetic mean of 6.98, and mean deviation of 0.53. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
 Price Growth (%)  
       Timeline  
1
Disposition of 19889 shares by Artur Bergman of Fastly at 5.96 subject to Rule 16b-3
09/03/2024
2
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Fastly, Inc. After Shares Rise 26
09/27/2024
3
Disposition of 9707 shares by Artur Bergman of Fastly at 16.24 subject to Rule 16b-3
10/07/2024
4
Disposition of 7449 shares by Ronald Kisling of Fastly at 7.24 subject to Rule 16b-3
10/16/2024
5
Stay Ahead of the Game With Fastly Q3 Earnings Wall Streets Insights on Key Metrics
11/05/2024
6
Fastly Issues FY 2024 Earnings Guidance
11/07/2024
7
Morgan Stanleys Strategic Reduction in Fastly Inc. Holdings
11/08/2024
8
Fastly Stock Dives Over 5 percent Amid Market Activity
11/11/2024
9
Disposition of 49816 shares by Todd Nightingale of Fastly at 6.25 subject to Rule 16b-3
11/18/2024
10
Long Road to Recovery Fastly Research Reveals Businesses Taking 25 percent Longer to Recover From Cybersecurity Incidents Than Expected
11/19/2024
11
Fastly Stock Surges 5.12 percent Amidst Sector Activity
11/22/2024

About Fastly Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Fastly or other stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Fastly Inc has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Graham Number19.4216.6313.39.02
Receivables Turnover5.484.834.25.82

Fastly Upcoming Company Events

As portrayed in its financial statements, the presentation of Fastly's financial position is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, Fastly's leadership is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, investors should always follow all of Fastly's public filing events to personally review all filings and be reasonable and skeptical to interpret all of the financial statements of Fastly. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of Fastly's management manipulating its earnings.
14th of February 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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1st of May 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of December 2023
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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14th of February 2024
Next Fiscal Year End
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30th of September 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of December 2022
Last Financial Announcement
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