Why SolarWinds, Inc. Is Diving 24% Today

What: SolarWinds, , a leading provider of powerful IT management software, has taken a beating over the last twenty-four hours. The company is trading 24% lower to roughly $35 in early Friday trading after reporting second quarter results Thursday and being downgraded a day later by Deutsche Bank.

So what: SolarWinds' revenue for the second quarter checked in at $119.1 million, a 17% increase compared to last year's second quarter. However, revenue fell short of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters which had estimates of $123 million.

While SolarWinds failed to meet analyst expectations on its top-line revenues, the company managed to record $0.52 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share during the second quarter which was a jump from $0.41 per share during last year's second quarter and was higher than analyst estimates of $0.46.

It wasn't a great quarter overall for the company but the driving force behind SolarWinds' 24% dive in stock price is Deutsche Bank's downgrade of the stock from buy to hold. Deutsche Bank analyst Karl Keirstead also slashed SolarWinds' price target from $60 to $45.

Now what: With SolarWinds trading at a much cheaper price than in recent history, some investors believe it trades at a significant discount to its overall growth potential.

If the company can rebound from a couple of weak quarters and continue to drive higher revenue from its MSP, cloud businesses and license sales, SolarWinds stock price could rebound. However, I'm with Deutsche Bank on this one and it's too risky for me to consider in my portfolio.

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