Understanding Tenable's Revised Calculated Current Billings: Insight From Analyst's Price Target Adjustment

  • Needham analyst Mike Cikos reiterated a Buy rating on the shares of Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENBlowering the price target to $48 from $51.
  • Expectations for longer deal cycles, lower achievement rates, and lower Dollar-Based Net Expansion rates are likely to weigh on the stock going ahead, the analyst notes. 
  • Tenable Holdings recently lowered its outlook for Calculated Current Billings to $875 million - $885 million from the previously expected $915 million - $925 million. The lower end of the CCB guide is significantly lower than Needham's $919.5 million, and reflects Y/Y growth of 13% at the midpoint.
  • Given extended sales cycles and increased deal scrutiny, the analyst views Tenable's reduced calculated current billings outlook as appropriate.
  • However, the investors will have difficulty in matching management's latest comments regarding new pipeline generation to the guidance cut, the analyst cautioned.
  • Also ReadTenable Gets Price Target Cuts By Analysts Following Weak Revenue Forecast, Shares Plunge
  • Price Action: TENB shares are trading lower by 19.41% at $36.59 on the last check Tuesday.
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