Assessing Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback and Multi‑Year Rally

Pure Storage (PSTG) stock has been treading water lately, with a strong past 3 years but a weaker recent month, so the key question now is whether the pullback opens opportunity.

See our latest analysis for Pure Storage.

That recent slide in the 1 month share price return contrasts sharply with Pure Storage’s strong year to date share price gain and standout multi year total shareholder returns. This suggests long term momentum is intact even as investors reassess near term growth risks at around $73.65.

If Pure’s run has you thinking about what else could benefit from AI driven demand for data, it is worth scanning high growth tech and AI stocks for other potential winners.

With shares still trading at a modest discount to analyst targets despite hefty multi year gains, the real question now is whether Pure Storage remains mispriced by a cautious market or if future growth is already fully baked in.

With the most widely followed narrative placing Pure Storage’s fair value around $95.16 versus a $73.65 last close, the story leans toward sizeable upside potential built on aggressive growth and margin assumptions.

The success of new hardware launches targeting high performance AI and data analytics workloads (e.g., FlashBlade//EXA, FlashArray//XL R5) is capturing share in the most demanding enterprise segments, enabling premium pricing and driving expansion in gross margin and product revenue.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what kind of revenue climb, margin lift, and future earnings multiple are being baked into that upside case? The most popular narrative ties those moving parts together into a single, bold valuation roadmap. Curious which assumptions really carry the weight in getting from today’s price to that higher fair value band? Read on and unpack the full set of projections behind this call.

Result: Fair Value of $95.16 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.

However, the bullish case could unravel if hyperscaler demand scales more slowly than expected and heavy AI infrastructure investment pressures margins instead of lifting them.

Find out about the key risks to this Pure Storage narrative.

If you see things differently or simply prefer digging into the numbers yourself, you can build a personalised narrative in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your Pure Storage research is our analysis highlighting 4 key rewards and 1 important warning sign that could impact your investment decision.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

Companies discussed in this article include PSTG.

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