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Company snapshot — Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock

FSLY in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Fastly runs an edge cloud platform that processes, delivers and secures customer applications from points near end users. It sells content delivery, video and streaming tools, and security services such as DDoS protection, a web application firewall and bot management. Customers span ecommerce, streaming media, gaming, publishing, technology and financial services, and the company is based in San Francisco.
Where it sits in the stack
Fastly holds a seat in our Agentic Winners 40, the index built around companies positioned to serve AI agents rather than run them. Within that grouping Fastly is read as an edge network and security layer that agent traffic can pass through, distinct from firms that supply an agent's own compute or runtime.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group prices Fastly against edge networks and cloud security names — Cloudflare, Zscaler, Akamai and Datadog — the set the market uses because Fastly overlaps each of them on either delivery or security rather than sharing a sector label alone.
Why Closelook tracks it
Fastly carries an Agentic Winners 40 seat and a Closelook score, though only one module is scored so far, so the score is still being built. The diary has returned to it in a dossier on agentic infrastructure, in a note contrasting it with Cloudflare's broader compute-and-storage push, and in a midday note when its shares moved sharply against the wider tape.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Fastly adds its own compute or agent-runtime layer, or stays a delivery-and-security pass-through as agent traffic on the edge grows.

Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock (FSLY) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology. Constituent of Agentic Winners 40.

The Closelook company score reads 41/100 composite (momentum 62, quality 24, valuation 17) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for FSLY, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by DA Davidson, 2026-09-23

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for FSLY from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target DA Davidson — target 23 from 21 Target raised to $23 from $21 (-7.5% to spot) 2026-09-23
  • Price target BofA Securities — target 22 Target set to $22 (-15.6% to spot) 2026-09-23

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Edge networks and cloud security · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Edge networks and cloud security

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against FSLY on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Agentic Ecosystem Index — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Agentic Ecosystem Index · as of 2026-09-24

DayWeekMonth3 months
FSLY−10.0%+8.6%+16.0%+64.5%
Edge & Distribution−3.5%+3.9%+11.6%—
Agentic Ecosystem Index−0.1%+5.2%+14.1%—

Against the index: 3.4 pts ahead on the week, 1.9 pts ahead on the month; against its Edge & Distribution sleeve 4.4 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What FSLY pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +6.4% in FY2025 117 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 0.83 to TLT · on the worst bond days it held up better than the market

How it trades on rate days

How FSLY has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.83 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock moved 0.83% on average · correlation 0.08 · higher than 78% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months −0.25 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days +0.04% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −10.02% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 60/100 · S&P 500 fund at 66, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-24
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.1% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-24
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.7% week · +7.3% month · +5.6% quarter · +39.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-24
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.60 · up 0.32 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-23

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-25

Quick answers

What is Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock (FSLY)?

Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades as FSLY on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-25.

Is FSLY in a Closelook index?

Yes — Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock is a constituent of Agentic Winners 40, as of 2026-09-25.

What is Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock's Closelook composite score?

41 out of 100, with momentum 62, quality 24 and valuation 17 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-25. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does FSLY trade against its moving averages?

Up 13.7% at the close: Above both trend lines; one of the day's strongest moves. As of 2026-09-23 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is FSLY doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock is +16.0% against +14.1% for the Agentic Ecosystem Index — 1.9 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-24. Its Edge & Distribution sleeve is +11.6% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock do?

Fastly runs an edge cloud platform that processes, delivers and secures customer applications from points near end users. It sells content delivery, video and streaming tools, and security services such as DDoS protection, a web application firewall and bot management. Customers span ecommerce, streaming media, gaming, publishing, technology and financial services, and the company is based in San Francisco. Closelook's peer group prices Fastly against edge networks and cloud security names — Cloudflare, Zscaler, Akamai and Datadog — the set the market uses because Fastly overlaps each of them on either delivery or security rather than sharing a sector label alone.

Where does Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock sit in the AI build-out?

Fastly holds a seat in our Agentic Winners 40, the index built around companies positioned to serve AI agents rather than run them. Within that grouping Fastly is read as an edge network and security layer that agent traffic can pass through, distinct from firms that supply an agent's own compute or runtime. Fastly carries an Agentic Winners 40 seat and a Closelook score, though only one module is scored so far, so the score is still being built. The diary has returned to it in a dossier on agentic infrastructure, in a note contrasting it with Cloudflare's broader compute-and-storage push, and in a midday note when its shares moved sharply against the wider tape.

Does Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 6.4% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock had a beta of 0.83 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 78% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved +0.04% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock recently?

The most recent analyst action on Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock on the Closelook wire is a price target by DA Davidson on 2026-09-23 (target 23 from 21). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock?

Fastly, Inc. Class A Common Stock appears in 4 Closelook pieces, most recently Midday 10: TSMC prints +45%, the rotation pays the whole chain — and the bond coil leaks into the referee (2026-08-10); Dossier: The Agentic Winners 25 (2026-03-31); Daily Pulse: Introducing the Agentic Winners 25 (2026-03-31). What Closelook said most recently: FSLY is up 18.9% to 27.30 at midday, the sharpest move on the gainer list, extending well above both its moving averages. (Midday 10, 2026-08-10). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for FSLY, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 4 pieces · newest: Midday 10, “TSMC prints +45%, the rotation pays the whole chain — and the bond coil leaks into the referee” (2026-08-10)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where FSLY appears in the diary — 4 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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Long reads

  • The Agentic Winners 25Dossier · $49 · 31 Mar 2026Fastly provides sub-50ms edge latency — critical for real-time agent interactions.

101 and glossary

Dailies

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