Mizuho Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) Stock Price

CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) had its price objective cut by analysts at Mizuho from $520.00 to $470.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the technology company’s stock. Mizuho’s target price suggests a potential upside of 19.97% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler set a $474.00 price objective on CyberArk Software in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of CyberArk Software from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of CyberArk Software in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $474.00 price target on the stock. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $518.00 price target on shares of CyberArk Software in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Citigroup lowered shares of CyberArk Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $465.00 to $524.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $464.50.

CyberArk Software Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CYBR opened at $391.77 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -133.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $447.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $458.98. CyberArk Software has a 12 month low of $288.63 and a 12 month high of $526.19.

CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $372.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $377.22 million. CyberArk Software had a positive return on equity of 0.77% and a negative net margin of 10.79%.The business’s revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.80 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that CyberArk Software will post -0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of CyberArk Software

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pentwater Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of CyberArk Software during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,770,745,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in CyberArk Software by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,129,845 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $459,711,000 after purchasing an additional 94,318 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in CyberArk Software during the second quarter worth $444,613,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of CyberArk Software by 88.8% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 960,708 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $464,166,000 after purchasing an additional 451,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of CyberArk Software by 1.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 817,272 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $332,532,000 after purchasing an additional 10,676 shares during the last quarter. 91.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about CyberArk Software

Here are the key news stories impacting CyberArk Software this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results: CyberArk beat EPS estimates ($1.33 vs. consensus ~$1.13) and reported revenue up ~18.5% YoY—an earnings surprise that supports the rally. The company provided slides and a press release for the quarter. View Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target sharply to $573 and reiterated a Buy rating, signaling strong analyst conviction that could support further upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Technical setup: Zacks highlights CYBR as oversold after a recent pullback, suggesting the heavy selling may be exhausted and a trend reversal may be possible—a short-term technical tailwind for buyers. Zacks Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker consensus & commentary: The recent brokerage average sits at “Hold,” reflecting mixed analyst views despite the EPS beat—so broader institutional conviction is not unanimous. AmericanBankingNews
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes & valuation pieces: Coverage in The Globe and Mail and Yahoo examines CYBR’s competitive positioning and asks whether the post-pullback price is fair—useful context but not definitive near-term catalysts. Globe and Mail Yahoo
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho cut its price target to $470 but kept an Outperform rating—this reduces implied upside versus prior targets but still shows support from some buy-side analysts. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays trimmed its target to $460 and moved to Equal Weight, a less bullish stance that could limit near-term upside if other shops follow suit. Benzinga

CyberArk Software Company Profile

CyberArk Software Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that focuses on identity security and privileged access management. Its core mission is to protect organizations from cyber threats that target privileged accounts, credentials and secrets that can provide attackers with broad access to critical systems. CyberArk’s offerings are designed to help enterprises control, monitor and secure privileged credentials across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments, reducing the risk of lateral movement and data breaches.

The company delivers a suite of software and cloud services that address privileged access, secrets management, endpoint privilege management and identity-based threat detection.