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CyberArk (CYBR) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider

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In the latest close session, CyberArk (CYBR - Free Report) was up +1.46% at $383.48. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.52%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.74%.

The maker of software that detects attacks on privileged accounts's stock has dropped by 2.7% in the past month, falling short of the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.2%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of CyberArk in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on August 7, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.79, up 46.3% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $315.43 million, indicating a 40.37% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

CYBR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.83 per share and revenue of $1.32 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +26.4% and +31.88%, respectively.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for CyberArk. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. CyberArk presently features a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

With respect to valuation, CyberArk is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 98.8. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 73.86 for its industry.

One should further note that CYBR currently holds a PEG ratio of 4.06. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. CYBR's industry had an average PEG ratio of 3.11 as of yesterday's close.

The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 42, which puts it in the top 18% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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