As data and analytics software stocks’ Q1 earnings season wraps, let's dig into this quarters’ best and worst performers, including Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) and its peers.
Data is the lifeblood of the internet and software, and its importance to businesses continues to accelerate. Tracking sensors, ubiquitous mobile devices, and every action in every app are producing an explosion of analyzable data which increasingly gets stored in public cloud environments. This drives demand for a variety of software solutions, from databases to analytics software, which help companies derive actionable insights from the data to better understand customer preferences, supply chains, and forecast at ever more granular levels to improve their competitive advantage.
The 12 data and analytics software stocks we track reported a mixed Q1; on average, revenues beat analyst consensus estimates by 3.19%, while on average next quarter revenue guidance was 0.76% under consensus. The whole tech sector has been facing a sell-off since late last year, but data and analytics software stocks held their ground better than others, with the share price up 2.96% since earnings, on average.
Best Q1: Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT)
Started in 2014 by the team of engineers at LinkedIn who originally built it as an internal tool, Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) provides infrastructure software for organizations that makes it easy and fast to collect and move large amounts of data between different systems.
Confluent reported revenues of $126.1 million, up 63.7% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 6.45%. Despite the stock dropping on the results, it was a very strong quarter for the company, with an exceptional revenue growth and a solid beat of analyst estimates.
“Data streaming is gaining momentum and adoption as a foundational component to delivering real-time customer experiences and optimized operations,” said Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO, Confluent.
Confluent pulled off the highest full year guidance raise of the whole group. The company added 57 enterprise customers paying more than $100,000 annually to a total of 791. The stock is down 19.5% since the results and currently trades at $22.71.
Is now the time to buy Confluent? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB)
Started in 2007 by the team behind Google’s ad platform DoubleClick, MongoDB offers database-as-a-service that helps companies store large volumes of semi-structured data.
MongoDB reported revenues of $285.4 million, up 57.1% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 6.86%. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an exceptional revenue growth and a solid beat of analyst estimates.
MongoDB pulled off the strongest analyst estimates beat among its peers. The company added 72 enterprise customers paying more than $100,000 annually to a total of 1,379. The stock is up 13.6% since the results and currently trades at $274.05.
Is now the time to buy MongoDB? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
Weakest Q1: C3.ai (NYSE:AI)
Founded in 2009 by enterprise software veteran Tom Seibel, C3.ai (NYSE:AI) provides software that makes it easy for organizations to add artificial intelligence technology to their applications.
C3.ai reported revenues of $72.3 million, up 38.3% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 1.44%. It was a weak quarter for the company, with revenue guidance for both the next quarter and the full year below analysts' estimates.
C3.ai had the weakest full year guidance update in the group. The stock is down 5.71% since the results and currently trades at $17.48.
Read our full analysis of C3.ai's results here.
Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT)
Founded by healthcare professionals Tom Burton and Steve Barlow in 2008, Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT) provides data and analytics technology to healthcare organizations, enabling them to improve care and lower costs.
Health Catalyst reported revenues of $68 million, up 21.9% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 3.13%. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in gross margin but an underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter.
The stock is up 21.4% since the results and currently trades at $15.72.
Read our full, actionable report on Health Catalyst here, it's free.
Elastic (NYSE:ESTC)
Started by Shay Banon as a search engine for his wife's growing list of recipes at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) helps companies integrate search into their products and monitor their cloud infrastructure.
Elastic reported revenues of $239.3 million, up 34.7% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 3%. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with an underwhelming guidance for the next year and decelerating customer growth.
The company added 70 enterprise customers paying more than $100,000 annually to a total of 960. The stock is up 17% since the results and currently trades at $72.65.
Read our full, actionable report on Elastic here, it's free.
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