NASDAQ: FRSH

Freshworks (FRSH) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$13.920.00 (0.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Freshworks shares touched a new 52-week high this week, trading as high as $14.37 before settling. The main driver was news that Freshworks will join the S&P SmallCap 600, replacing BioLife Solutions, with the "index effect" cited as a factor lifting the stock. The company also confirmed it will report third-quarter 2026 results on November 3, 2026, and separately, Chief Accounting Officer Philippa Lawrence sold $45,326 worth of shares, or 3,492 shares at a weighted average price of $12.98, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Freshworks closed at $13.92, above both its 50-day average of $12.74 and its 200-day average of $10.24, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock has returned 17.1% over one month, 33% over three months, and 76.4% over six months. The GekkoIndex reads 46.8, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 6.7 points over the last five readings. Gekko Fair Value stands at $18.07, putting the current price 23% below that level.

Earnings are due on 3 November 2026, after the close, falling within the next 20 trading days; the prior report on 4 August 2026 showed EPS of $0.05 against a $-0.03 estimate, with a -2.1% reaction, and Freshworks has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality for this point in the calendar shows an average 20-day return of 3.2% over 5 years, with gains in 4 of those years. Analyst consensus among 10 firms stands at 6 buy and 4 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $14.79.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Freshworks price vs fair value

▲$18.07$13.92Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $13.92200-day averageGekko Fair Value $18.07

Freshworks quick facts

Market cap
$3.85B
P/E ratio
21.7
Forward P/E
15.7
EPS, TTM
$0.63
Revenue, TTM
$903.9M
Profit margin
20.5%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.90
Volume
5.25M avg 7.53M
1-year return
+22.1%
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±8.7%
50-day average
$12.74
200-day average
$10.24
Next earnings
Nov 3 after close
Shares outstanding
237.0M
52-week range
$6.79$14.37

Freshworks swing-trade checklist

Freshworks scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $13.92 is above the 50-day ($12.74) and 200-day ($10.24) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    46.8, Neutral

    Reading 46.8 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    23.0% below

    Price is 23% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 22 days

    Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +3.2% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.2% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

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Freshworks stock chart and price history

Freshworks closed at $13.92 on Oct 12, 2026, +22.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $6.79 to $14.37.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Freshworks share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$8$10$12NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct13.92

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+17.1%
3 months
+33.0%
6 months
+76.4%
1 year
+22.1%
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About Freshworks

Freshworks builds cloud-based software that helps companies manage how they interact with both customers and employees. On the customer side, its tools cover support ticketing, omnichannel service, conversational messaging, call center operations, sales pipeline management, and marketing automation. On the employee side, it offers IT and enterprise service management software, along with tools for IT asset discovery and incident response. Its products serve organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and other international markets.

The company organizes its offerings into two main experience categories, customer-facing and employee-facing, which are tied together through a shared underlying platform powered by artificial intelligence. This structure allows businesses to adopt individual tools, such as a help desk or an IT service management system, or combine them for broader workflow coverage across departments.

Freshworks was originally incorporated as Freshdesk Inc. in 2010 before adopting its current name in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker FRSH.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Packaged software
Website
freshworks.com

Freshworks GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Freshworks’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 46.8, in the Neutral zone, down 6.7 points over five sessions.

010046.8Neutral

Down 6.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying74−0.1%+0.8%0.0%+0.4%
Accumulation265−0.2%−1.8%−3.7%−2.7%
Neutral (current zone)327+0.1%+0.8%+1.8%0.0%
Distribution11−0.1%−2.1%−1.0%−5.8%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average FRSH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Freshworks stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Freshworks trades 23.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $18.07, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Freshworks shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$18.07

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

23.0% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 32.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$18$14Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Freshworks insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Freshworks, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for FRSH in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in FRSH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Freshworks has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$400.0M, Feb 26, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$159.0M
As a share of market cap
4.13%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold FRSH.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Freshworks earnings: next date and track record

Freshworks reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.1%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+35.2%Nov ’24−2.7%Feb ’25+4.5%Apr ’25−3.1%Jul ’25−0.6%Nov ’25−15.4%Feb ’26−1.0%May ’26−2.1%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Freshworks reported a strong Q2 2026 with revenue of $237.4M, up 16% YoY, positive GAAP net income ahead of expectations, and non-GAAP operating margin of 24%. Management emphasized an EX-first strategy, accelerated EX ARR growth (EX ARR $567M, +23% YoY), and continued investment in AI (Freddy/copilot, AI Agent Studio) and product breadth (ITAM, ESM, ITOM, Device42, FireHydrant). CX ARR is $400M, growing low-single digits, with a deliberate focus on profitability and efficiency. They achieved Rule of 40 for eight straight quarters, expect to sustain GAAP profitability, and highlighted partner-led expansion and expansion opportunities from AI and new cloud ITAM offerings. Management described strong pipeline momentum and cited a recent beat and modest raise (FX-adjusted commentary).
Guidance
EX ARR: continue to expect mid-20s growth and to exceed $600M exiting 2026. CX ARR: expect low-single-digit growth for full year 2026. Management expects to sustain GAAP profitability. AI Agent Studio to be monetized in the fall with session-based pricing. Company reiterated a multi-year ARR target (~$1.4B ARR in the next couple of years) as a strategic objective. (No explicit Q3 or full-year revenue/EBIT guidance figures were provided in the transcript.)
Risks flagged
Management highlighted standard forward-looking risks including macroeconomic uncertainty, FX headwinds (noted as a $2M FX headwind in the quarter), ability to sustain growth, innovate, meet customer demand, control costs and improve operating efficiency. They also acknowledged legacy on-prem customer base and migration dynamics (legacy churn/migration), and the presence of startups and competitive pressures in AI-native service management, though management downplayed current traction by such competitors.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 4, 2026$0.05
est −$0.03
+266.7%$237.4M
est $233.6M
+1.6%−2.1%
May 5, 2026$0.11
est $0.11
0.0%$228.6M
est $223.6M
+2.2%−1.0%
Feb 10, 2026$0.14
est $0.11
+27.3%$222.7M
est $218.8M
+1.8%−15.4%
Nov 5, 2025$0.16
est $0.13
+23.1%$215.1M
est $218.8M
−1.7%−0.6%
Jul 29, 2025$0.18
est $0.12
+50.0%$204.7M
est $208.9M
−2.0%−3.1%
Apr 29, 2025$0.18
est $0.13
+38.5%$196.3M
est $191.9M
+2.3%+4.5%
Feb 11, 2025$0.14
est $0.10
+40.0%$194.6M
est $192.3M
+1.2%−2.7%
Nov 6, 2024$0.11
est $0.08
+37.5%$186.6M
est $181.6M
+2.7%+35.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Freshworks stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Freshworks is $14.79, +6.3% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$14.79consensus 12-month target, +6.3% from the last close
Low $12High $25
Buy6
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 14KeyBancBuy, initiated$18+29.3%
Aug 8Cantor FitzgeraldBuy, reiterated$15+7.8%
Aug 5Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$13−6.6%
Aug 5BTIGHold, maintained——
Aug 5Robert W. BairdHold, maintained$13−6.6%
+1.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+3.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Freshworks seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Freshworks averaged +3.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−3.4%2021+0.6%2022+1.2%2023+50.7%2024+0.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.3%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.4%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+4.4%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+3.2%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+5.6%3 of 5

For scale, FRSH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.7%.

Freshworks market cap and key statistics

Freshworks’s market cap is $3.85B, with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and revenue of $903.9M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$3.85B
P/E ratio
21.7
Forward P/E
15.7
EPS, TTM
$0.63
Gekko Fair Value
$18.07

Trading

Volume
5.25M
Avg volume, 20 days
7.53M
52-week high
$14.37
52-week low
$6.79
Shares outstanding
237.0M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$903.9M
Profit margin
20.5%
Return on equity
19.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.90
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±8.7%

Freshworks peers

Freshworks’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MSFTMicrosoft+0.7%Neutral21.7% above
PLTRPalantir Technologies+0.1%Distribution22.3% above
ORCLOracle−2.9%Neutral24.3% below
PANWPalo Alto Networks−4.2%Neutral21.6% above
CRWDCrowdStrike−4.8%Neutral23.7% above
CRMSalesforce−1.1%Neutral3.6% below

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Freshworks stock FAQ

What is Freshworks’s market cap?

Freshworks’s market cap is $3.85B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $13.92, with 237.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 21.7.

What is the Freshworks stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Freshworks is $14.79, +6.3% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Freshworks stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Freshworks is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $13.92 is 23.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $18.07. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Freshworks report earnings next?

Freshworks is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, after the market closes (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.18 per share on revenue of $245.1M. Freshworks beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.1% on average across the report.

What is Freshworks’s 52-week high and low?

Freshworks’s 52-week high is $14.37 and its 52-week low is $6.79; it closed at $13.92 on Oct 12, 2026, +22.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $53.36 on Nov 2, 2021.

Is Freshworks stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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