Cloud Strike skyrocketed! Overdue cybersecurity review momentum! Which stocks have a lot of room to rise?

ビットバレー投資家 wrote a column · Jun 11, 2024 17:49

Cloud Strike skyrocketed! Overdue cybersecurity review momentum! Which stocks have a lot of room to rise?

Of a major cybersecurity company $CrowdStrike (CRWD.US)$ ) rose 7.3% on 6/10 and skyrocketed. Entering the S&P 500 index was good news. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ It seems that the fact that stock prices were not as good as expected due to the first transaction after the split also had an effect.

Cloud Strike has a high level of attention as a representative cybersecurity stock.The sharp rise in Cloud Strike was an opportunity for cybersecurity stocks to review and buyIt looks like it will too.There is a sense that software stocks such as cybersecurity are lagging behind semiconductor stocks led by NVIDIAthat's it. According to the Bloomberg article, “hedge funds bought software stocks while selling semiconductor stocks benefiting from the AI boom last week.”It seems that purchases aimed at correcting delays have already been made。

Of the software stocks this time,Specialized in cybersecurity stocksThen,Stocks that still have room to rise and have good performance prospectsI picked it up. The conditions for extracting stocks are as follows. Among them, we have summarized the latest trends and investment points for 3 stocks.

1) iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (IHAK) top 10 constituent stocks
2) Review of earnings per share growth rate of 15% or more for the current fiscal year
3) Deviation rate from target stock price is 5% or more

(Note: In the case of Cloud Strike, fiscal year 25 and fiscal year 26 are due to January settlement)

$CrowdStrike (CRWD.US)$
Expectations for benefits from the expansion of the AI-native security market
●Cloud Strike is on 6/4Good decision makingIt was just announced.Entered the S&P 500 index from 6/24I plan to do it. Good news continued, and stock prices finally jumped out of the range. Stock prices may continue to rise based on the inflow of funds from passive management associated with entering the S&P 500 index.

●Cloud Strike is a cybersecurity product and service company. 15 of the world's top 20 banks and 65 of the Fortune 100 companies use the company's products and services.

●Since inceptionLeveraging AI for cybersecurity ahead of the competitionI've been doing it, and in March this yearStrategic partnership with NVIDIAannounced. According to Cloud Strike company data, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated at the time of the partnership announcement that “by combining Nvidia's high-speed computing and generative AI with CrowdStrike's cybersecurity, companies will gain visibility against unprecedented threats and will be able to protect their business more appropriately.”

●Cloud Strike is a financial results briefing material for 6/5,The market for AI-native security platformsTAM (largest realizable market size) is expected to reach 225 billion dollars in 2028 from 100 billion dollars in 2024,We anticipate big business opportunities。

$Palo Alto Networks (PANW.US)$
This year's revenue is expected to be the largest independent cybersecurity company, with sales of 8 billion dollars

●Palo Alto is a provider of network security solutions. The company's “Prisma SASE” is the most comprehensive SASE solution in the industry,Leading the industry in AI-powered SASEDoing it.

SASE is an acronym for Secure Access Service Edge, and it is a service provided by integrating security and network.

●At the end of May, $IBM Corp (IBM.US)$and strengthen partnershipsThen, it was announced that they would jointly provide a security offering utilizing AI. As a concrete example, IBM will add the company's platform to its portfolio and strengthen security services in order to expand its cybersecurity and AI security business.

●At the financial results briefing in May, it was explained that the size of the SASE market is extremely large, and that the AI security TAM is expected to rise to 15 billion dollars. It was decided that half of corporate traffic was forced to move to the public cloud due to the AI revolution.

$Check Point Software (CHKP.US)$
Stable business growth is expected to continue

●Checkpoint is an internet security company. A leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity platforms utilizing AI.

●Financial results expanded steadily against the backdrop of strong demand for Infiniti (comprehensive security products) and email securityDoing it.

●At the end of January this year, the first generation”Infinity AI Copilot” was announced. A preview version is already available,It is scheduled to be officially released in the 2nd quarter of this yearIt has become.

Furthermore, ETF investments, where risk diversification is more effective than individual stocks, are also considered effective. It is an ETF for cybersecurity stocks $Ishares Cybersecurity And Tech Etf (IHAK.US)$ Cloud Strike, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, etc. are the main constituent stocks.

Created 6/11/24 Market Analyst Amelia
Source: Company materials and created by MooMoo Securities from Bloomberg

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