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Investing.com - Cantor Fitzgerald maintained its Neutral rating and $87.00 price target on Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT), a $59.19 billion market cap cybersecurity company, following its second-quarter results. The company maintains impressive gross profit margins of 81.29% and has delivered 14.46% revenue growth over the last twelve months.
Fortinet delivered what Cantor Fitzgerald described as "solid 2Q25 results," with product performance and billings growth driven primarily by momentum in the large enterprise segment, despite slower subscription revenue growth and lowered services guidance.
The firm noted that Fortinet’s 2026 product refresh cycle is already 40-50% complete, suggesting steady upgrade demand but potentially weaker hardware sales outside the refresh period.
Cantor Fitzgerald highlighted Fortinet’s continued growth in its SecOps and SASE businesses, while acknowledging ongoing challenges around service revenue conversion and complexity in zero-trust network access.
The research firm pointed out that Fortinet stock has declined approximately 25% this month, compared to the S&P 500’s 3% gain, driven by investor concerns that the company’s refresh cycle is further along than previously expected.
In other recent news, Fortinet has seen a series of analyst adjustments following its latest financial results. The cybersecurity company reported second-quarter 2025 earnings where product revenue, billings, and operating margins exceeded FactSet estimates, although subscription revenue growth showed signs of slowing. Despite raising its full-year 2025 revenue, billings, and profit guidance, Fortinet’s service revenues and cash flow fell short of analyst targets, according to Roth/MKM. Erste Group downgraded Fortinet from Buy to Hold, citing concerns over operating margins and future growth prospects, with revenue expected between $6.7 billion and $6.8 billion for the current year.
Rosenblatt also downgraded Fortinet to Neutral, expressing concerns over a firewall refresh cycle, and lowered its price target to $85 from $125. Similarly, TD Cowen downgraded the company’s rating to Hold, reducing its price target to $105 from $135, due to uncertainties in core appliance growth post-refresh cycle. Cantor Fitzgerald maintained a Neutral rating but lowered its price target to $87, noting a slowdown in service revenue despite solid overall performance. These developments highlight a cautious outlook among analysts regarding Fortinet’s future growth trajectory.
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