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Market Analysts Predict Positive Outlook on JFrog Ltd. with $35.73 Price Target

Published February 5, 2024

JFrog Ltd. (NASDAQ:FROG), a prominent company in the field of DevOps, has received an optimistic consensus recommendation as a 'Moderate Buy' from the ten analysts who are currently tracking the stock, based on data from Marketbeat. The recommendations include two holds and eight buys, indicating a generally positive sentiment towards the company's stock among market professionals. The collective analysis points to an average 12-month price target for JFrog's shares at $35.73.

Analyst Ratings and Price Adjustments

Several financial research analysts have recently reviewed and commented on JFrog's stock, contributing to the company’s outlook. Notably, Oppenheimer increased their price target from $35.00 to $41.00 and granted JFrog an 'outperform' rating. Comparatively, TheStreet upgraded the rating from a 'd+' to a 'c-'. Further endorsements came from Truist Financial and Morgan Stanley, both of which raised their targets to $41.00 and $42.00 respectively, along with reiterations of a 'buy' rating for JFrog's stock. Needham & Company LLC also showed optimism, setting their price objective at $40.00 and maintaining a 'buy' stance.

Stock Performance Insights

On the performance front, JFrog's stock opened at $34.94 recently. Keeping track of its movement, the stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.10, while the 200-day simple moving average registers at $28.40. The market capitalization currently stands at roughly $3.56 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio at -48.53 and a beta of 0.85. Over the past year, JFrog's stock touched a low of $17.11 and a high of $35.35.

Insider Trading Activity

In related news, JFrog's CEO, Ben Haim Shlomi, engaged in significant stock transactions, selling 5,433 shares at an average price of $28.02. This sale amounted to a total of $152,232.66. Post-transaction, the CEO directly owns over 5 million shares, valued upwards of $147 million. Similar transactions were also made by the company’s CTO, Yoav Landman, who sold shares amounting to $25,308. Disclosure documents filed with the SEC provide further details on these insider sales.

Investor Moves

A spectrum of large investors has recently adjusted their holdings in JFrog. Entities such as Sunbelt Securities, Fred Alger Management, Advisors Asset Management, and US Bancorp DE have all either acquired new shares or increased their existing stakes in JFrog. Insiders currently own 30.60% of JFrog’s stock, while institutional investors hold a 57.65% share.

The Company Profile

JFrog Ltd. operates internationally, offering a suite of DevOps tools that facilitate software development and deployment processes. Their platforms, which include JFrog Artifactory, Pipelines, Xray, and Distribution, are designed to provide scalable solutions for software package management, continuous integration/delivery, security scanning, and more.

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