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Fastly (FSLY) stock, explained like you're 5

Fastly trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FSLY. It is a mid cap company in the prepackaged software industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 4.7 billion dollars.

Ticker
FSLY
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Prepackaged Software
Size
Mid cap, about 4.7 billion dollars

Is Fastly a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Fastly is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 4.7 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Fastly makes money

  • Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
  • Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
  • Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves FSLY stock

  • How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
  • New product launches and customer wins.
  • Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

In the news lately

  • Fastly (FSLY) Is Getting More Interesting. Meta’s Muse Is Part of the Reason (Yahoo Finance)
  • What Did Fastly Stock Investors Miss Before The Run? (Trefis)
  • Fastly (FSLY) Stock Could Be Fully Priced Following New AI Security News (Simply Wall Street)
  • Fastly (NASDAQ:FSLY) CTO Sells $993,015.59 in Stock (MarketBeat)
  • Under a prearranged trading plan, Fastly (FSLY) CTO's trust sells 40,041 shares. (Stock Titan)

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Key terms to know before you follow FSLY

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
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  • Volatility

Questions about Fastly stock

What does Fastly do?

Fastly trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FSLY. It is a mid cap company in the prepackaged software industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 4.7 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Fastly?

Fastly trades under the ticker FSLY on the Nasdaq.

What is Fastly's market cap?

Fastly is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 4.7 billion dollars.

How does Fastly make money?

Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves FSLY stock?

How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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