Enterprise data storage company Pure Storage (PSTG) late Wednesday topped analyst estimates for its fiscal second quarter and provided a sales outlook above views for the current period. PSTG stock rose in extended trading.
XThe Santa Clara, Calif.-based company earned an adjusted 34 cents a share on sales of $688.7 million for the quarter ended Aug. 6. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected Pure Storage earnings of 28 cents a share on sales of $682 million. Year over year, Pure Storage earnings and sales both advanced 6%.
For the current quarter, Pure Storage predicted sales of $760 million, up 12% from the same period last year. Wall Street had called for sales of $757 million in the fiscal third quarter.
For the full fiscal year, Pure Storage forecast sales growth in the mid- to high-single-digit percentages. Analysts were looking for sales growth of 7% to $2.95 billion.
PSTG Stock Is No. 1 In Industry Group
In after-hours trading on the stock market today, PSTG stock climbed 1.3% to 36.95. During the regular session Wednesday, PSTG stock rose 0.4% to close at 36.48.
"Customers have responded enthusiastically to Pure's new ability to satisfy all of their data storage needs on a single, consistent, flash data-storage and management platform," Chief Executive Charles Giancarlo said in a news release.
Chief Financial Officer Kevan Krysler highlighted record sales across the company's FlashBlade portfolio. Also, Pure Storage doubled subscription sales year over year for its Evergreen//One offering, he said.
Pure Storage ranks first out of 10 stocks in IBD's Computer-Data Storage industry group, according to IBD Stock Checkup. Shares have an IBD Composite Rating of 90 out of 99.
Further, PSTG stock is on the IBD Tech Leaders list.
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