- Piper Sandler analyst Rob Owens downgraded Sumo Logic Inc (NASDAQ:SUMO) from Overweight to Neutral and lowered the price target from $24 to $20, implying fully priced at the current level.
- Owens reduced forward expectations for core Sumo revenue for the second time in the past three quarters despite a revenue beat, saying extended North America sales cycles and pressured net retention rates are “weighing on results.”
- Owens would like to see improved execution and overall growth rates before getting more constructive on the shares.
- BTIG analyst Gray Powell downgraded Sumo Logic to Neutral from Buy.
- Some underlying trends were concerning as revenue upside in the full-year outlook was driven entirely by improved trends at Sumo’s largest customer, Powell noted.
- Powell added that the revenue ex-largest customer was downwardly revised due to long sales cycles in North America, which is “hard to overlook.”
- The software company reported Q2 revenue of $58.8 million, up 19% year-on-year, beating the consensus of $56.7 million. The adjusted EPS loss of $(0.11) exceeded the consensus loss of $(0.14).
- Sumo Logic sees Q3 revenue of $60.3 million – $61.3 million, above the consensus of $60.1 million. The Q3 adjusted EPS loss guidance of $(0.14) beats the consensus loss of $(0.15).
- Price Action: SUMO shares traded lower by 12.52% at $17.60 in the premarket session on the last check Friday.
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