Needham & Company LLC Cuts N-able (NYSE:NABL) Price Target to $8.00

N-able (NYSE:NABL) had its target price lowered by Needham & Company LLC from $10.00 to $8.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on NABL. Zacks Research lowered N-able from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of N-able in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of N-able from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of N-able from $9.50 to $5.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of N-able from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.75.

N-able Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NABL stock opened at $4.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. N-able has a 12 month low of $4.47 and a 12 month high of $10.41. The stock has a market cap of $889.73 million, a P/E ratio of -53.06 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.37.

N-able (NYSE:NABL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $130.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.07 million. N-able had a negative net margin of 3.33% and a positive return on equity of 3.17%. The company’s revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that N-able will post 0.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On N-able

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of N-able by 179.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 2,106 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in N-able by 93.8% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,924 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in N-able by 1,970.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 3,606 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC purchased a new stake in N-able in the 3rd quarter worth $82,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in N-able in the 4th quarter worth $85,000. 96.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting N-able

Here are the key news stories impacting N-able this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat and growth momentum: N-able reported Q4 revenue of $130.27M, +11.8% year‑over‑year and above estimates, which investors viewed favorably and helped lift the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Company guidance and ARR ambition: N-able set 2026 ARR target of $581M–$586M and issued FY and Q1 revenue ranges (FY $554M–$559M; Q1 $131M–$132M) that were roughly in line or above consensus, supporting the growth narrative and AI/security tailwinds. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials and call access: Management released the earnings slide deck and the full earnings call transcript, which provide detail for investors to judge margin recovery and ARR cadence. Slide Deck Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss and margin pressure: N-able reported EPS of $0.06 vs. consensus $0.10, and net margin remains negative, which tempers the upside from revenue strength. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target cuts: Needham trimmed its PT from $10 to $8 but kept a Buy; BMO cut its PT from $9.50 to $5.50 and moved to Market Perform—suggesting some skepticism on near‑term upside and valuation. Needham Coverage BMO Coverage

About N-able

N-able (NYSE:NABL) is a cloud-based software provider specializing in solutions for managed service providers (MSPs). The company’s platform offers remote monitoring and management (RMM), backup and disaster recovery, endpoint detection and response (EDR), security information and event management (SIEM), and automation tools. By integrating these services into a unified interface, N-able enables MSPs to streamline IT operations, enhance security posture, and deliver proactive maintenance across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, N-able traces its origins to the managed services division of SolarWinds before completing a spin-off and initial public offering in mid-2021.