2023-05-26 08:30:34 ET
MongoDB ( NASDAQ: MDB ) shares fell more than 2.5% in pre-market trading on Friday after investment firm Guggenheim cut its rating on the database company to sell after a survey showed there is not likely to be a rebound in spending anytime soon.
"Based on a survey of 50 MongoDB customers, the substantial majority expects spending on MongoDB to remain flat in [the second-half of 2023 versus the first-half]," analyst Howard Ma wrote in an investor note.
"Even in what we consider to be an optimistic, yet plausible scenario where MongoDB grows New ARR by about 10% (vs. +12% in FY23) resulting in 30% revenue growth, the stock would still trade at 14.0x EV/NTM Recurring Revenue, which we view as overvalued and with essentially no FCF support," Ma added.
Despite the rating downgrade, Ma raised his per-share price target to $210 from $205, citing "modestly" raised estimates.
Ma added that since MongoDB ( MDB ) issued fiscal 2024 revenue guidance on March 8, calling for growth of only 15% to 18%, the stock is up 36%, compared to the 16% gain for the Nasdaq and 6% gain for the S&P 500.
Analysts are largely cautious on MongoDB ( MDB ). It has a HOLD rating from Seeking Alpha authors , while Wall Street analysts rate it a BUY . Conversely, Seeking Alpha's quant system, which consistently beats the market, rates MDB a HOLD .
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MongoDB falls after Guggenheim downgrade after survey shows no spending rebound