Is Now The Time To Buy This Cybersecurity Stock?

Fortinet Inc FTNT was featured as the call of the day Tuesday on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report."

What Happened: Wells Fargo analyst Andrew Nowinski initiated coverage on Fortinet with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $380.

The Wells Fargo analyst cited Fortinet's "attractive and balanced financial profile with high operating and free cash flow margins" as a reason for the bullish rating.  

Related Link: Expert Ratings For Fortinet

Link's Take: Hightower Advisors' Stephanie Link owns shares of Fortinet and she added to her position at the end of last week, she told CNBC on Tuesday. 

Link said she really liked the cybersecurity space as it's expected to grow to a $354 billion market by 2026, up from $167 billion this year.

Fortinet is taking market share because the company has a "price-performance advantage in their products," she said. 

Link expects Fortinet to increase its earnings and free cash flow by 20%, as well as its revenue by more than 20%.

She noted the stock is expensive, but "this is definitely a total addressable market story that I like and I hope I'm getting it on sale."

Fortinet is a cybersecurity vendor that sells products, support and services to small and midsize businesses, enterprises and government entities.

FTNT Price Action: Fortinet has traded as high as $322 and as low as $106.75 over a 52-week period. The stock was up 3.74% at $299.68 at the time of publication Tuesday afternoon.

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