← Analyst Upside

AU · rank #19 · 2026-10-21

ESTC

NYSE · $10.04B (USD)

SignalBuy1.0strength 1.0 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
1.047
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.00
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
12
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.206
Analyst upside
Consensus target $111.52
+17.9%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+62.73%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.13
Gross margin TTM+75.6%
52w high$108.00
Market cap (USD)$10.04B

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Summary

Elastic NV operates a unified search, observability, and security platform built on Elasticsearch, delivered via cloud and self-managed deployments and increasingly positioned as AI-application infrastructure.

Rationale

With 29 analysts covering the stock, 12 net positive price-target revisions in 30 days, 17.9% consensus upside, a 19.85% earnings beat, and raised FY2027 guidance, the analyst_upside signal reflects genuine fundamental re-rating momentum rather than stale sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1AWS, Microsoft, and Google offer increasingly capable managed search, vector-database, and observability services natively bundled into their clouds, directly threatening Elastic's core indexing and retrieval moat through commoditization rather than a discrete customer defection event.
  • 2Analyst target dispersion of 49.3% is unusually wide for a $10B software name, signaling deep disagreement on terminal growth and margin trajectory that could compress multiples sharply if Q2 revenue guidance of $486–$487M disappoints.

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OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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