Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Shifts Focus: Exits Roblox Position, Piles Into Cloudflare (NET) Stock

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Cloudflare posted Q2 revenue of $696.1M, marking a 35.9% year-over-year increase and surpassing the $664.7M estimate
The company’s adjusted EPS of $0.29 exceeded analyst expectations of $0.27
Management increased full-year 2026 revenue projections to a range of $2.864B-$2.870B
Several major Wall Street firms boosted their price targets, including Goldman Sachs raising to $389
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased 114,134 Cloudflare shares while offloading more than 1.5 million Roblox shares

Shares of Cloudflare surged to $313.40 during Friday’s session, gaining $28.97 by midday, following the company’s impressive second-quarter financial performance and upwardly revised annual forecast.

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The company delivered Q2 revenue of $696.1 million, representing a 35.9% jump compared to the prior-year quarter. This figure significantly exceeded the Street’s projection of $664.7 million.

On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share reached $0.29, outpacing the consensus estimate of $0.27. This compares favorably to the $0.21 per share reported in the year-ago period.

Analyst Community Boosts Targets

The quarterly results prompted numerous analysts to revise their price objectives upward.

Oppenheimer increased its price target to $380 from $330 while maintaining its “outperform” recommendation. Goldman Sachs elevated its target from $266 to $389, pointing to agentic AI momentum and the expanding Workers platform ecosystem.

BTIG Research adjusted its target upward from $314 to $382. Morgan Stanley raised its objective from $305 to $322. Mizuho lifted its target from $260 to $310.

However, sentiment isn’t uniformly positive. Cantor Fitzgerald maintains a “neutral” stance with a $250 price target, while three analysts continue to hold Sell recommendations.

The company elevated its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to a range of $2.864 billion to $2.870 billion, above previous projections. Third-quarter guidance calling for $736 million to $737 million similarly exceeded analyst forecasts.

Cloudflare noted that AI-agent traffic is accelerating across its network, with enterprises increasingly leveraging its infrastructure to manage and protect AI workloads. The company emphasized new offerings such as the AEO Visibility Dashboard and Cloudflare OS as future revenue catalysts.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Makes Strategic Shift

As Cloudflare shares rallied, ARK Invest took action. The firm acquired 114,134 Cloudflare shares via its ARKK ETF on August 7th, representing approximately $32.4 million in value.

Simultaneously, ARK offloaded 1,599,139 Roblox shares through ARKK, valued at $57.6 million. This transaction extends a recent trend of ARK trimming its exposure to the gaming platform company.

ARK additionally divested 101,539 Snowflake shares for $32.3 million while accumulating 313,764 shares of Circle Internet Group valued at approximately $19.9 million.

In the cryptocurrency space, ARK added 59,668 Coinbase shares worth $8.7 million to its holdings.

Notable Insider Transaction Activity

Chief Financial Officer Thomas Seifert divested 55,000 shares on August 4th at a price of $300.30 per share, generating proceeds of $16.5 million. This sale reduced his ownership stake by 32.58%.

Co-founder Michelle Zatlyn sold 35,080 shares during May at $213.98 per share. Throughout the most recent quarter, company insiders collectively sold 749,532 shares valued at approximately $183.9 million. All sales were executed under pre-established 10b5-1 trading plans.

Cloudflare’s stock has traded within a 52-week range of $158.83 to $323.62. Friday’s closing price of $313.40 positions the shares near the upper end of this range.

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