Radware has beaten earnings in three of the last four quarters with strong free cash flow conversion of 166% of net income and a solid Piotroski F-Score of 8 out of 9 — but the stock is priced above analyst targets with negative price asymmetry, and despite these operational strengths, the Rule of 40 score of only 21 indicates the combined growth and profitability profile does not meet the threshold for elite software business classification.
Thesis pillars
- Rule Of 40 Below Threshold→Stable
- Strong Free Cash Flow Conversion→Stable
- Earnings Beat Consistency→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Radware Ltd. (RDWR) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.4): -1.5.
Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application delivery solutions for cloud, on-premises, and software defined data centers. The company operates in two segments, Radware's Core Business and The Hawks' Business.... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.4): -1.5. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 54, MACD bullish. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 26d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — Radware Ltd.
Latest news
- NEWS RDWR Radware reports narrow Q4 2025 earnings beat, shares rise 1.66 percent in today’s trading. - Acceleration Picks - N — Newser positive
- NEWS RDWR Radware reports narrow Q4 2025 earnings beat, shares rise 1.66 percent in today’s trading. - Top Analyst Buy Signal — Newser positive
- NEWS Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS The Bull Case For Radware (RDWR) Could Change Following Godshield Pro Taiwan Launch – Learn Why - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Radware Partners with Chief Telecom to Launch Godshield Pro DDoS Protection Service in Taiwan - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.4): -1.5. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 54, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $27.61. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $30.83 (+3.8% upside). Prior stop was $27.61. Stop-loss: $27.61.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 4.4): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 4.4), Material insider selling (3 sells, 0.03% of cap).
Radware Ltd. trades at a P/E of 67.5 (forward 22.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover RDWR with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $31.
What does Radware Ltd. do?Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application...
Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application delivery solutions for cloud, on-premises, and software defined data centers. The company operates in two segments, Radware's Core Business and The Hawks' Business. It offers cloud application protection service, cloud WAF, bot manager, API protection, web DDoS protection, client-side protection, threat intelligence, Kubernetes WAAP, and Alteon integrated WAF; cloud DDoS protection service, web DDoS protection defencepro X, cyber controller, AI SOC Xpert, and firewall-as-a-service; and Alteon, linkproof NG, and SSL inspection services. The company serves healthcare, government, online business, SaaS, education, open banking, MSSP solutions, and financial services through independent distributors, which include value added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and system integrators. It operates in the United States, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Radware Ltd. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.