On September 14, Fortinet rose 3.15% in pre-market trading, trading at $160.99/share, with turnover of $749,000. The gain came amid a broad rally across cybersecurity and AI application software stocks.
Multiple cybersecurity names posted strong pre-market gains, with CrowdStrike up over 4%, and Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, and SentinelOne each climbing more than 3%. AI application software stocks also advanced, with ServiceNow up nearly 4%, Salesforce and HubSpot rising over 3%, and GitLab and Duolingo gaining more than 2%. The sector-wide strength provided a favorable tailwind for Fortinet shares.
Notably, Wedbush recently downgraded Fortinet to neutral from outperform on September 11, while raising its price target to $155 from $125. The stock closed at $156.07 on September 11 after falling 1.75%. The current pre-market price of $160.99 has moved above both the new Wedbush target and the analyst consensus mean price target of $166.54.
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