DigitalOcean (DOCN) Hits 4-Year High on Oppenheimer 18% Price Target Hike

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. (NYSE:DOCN) is one of the 10 Stocks Heating Up Amid Market Panic.

DigitalOcean extended its winning streak to a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, to hit a new four-year high, as investors took path from Oppenheimer’s 17.6-percent price target upgrade for its stock.

At intra-day trading, DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. (NYSE:DOCN) climbed to its highest price of $86.45 before trimming gains to finish the day just up by 6.30 percent at $82.48 apiece.

In a market note, Oppenheimer raised its price target for the software company to $100 from $85 previously, while reaffirming its “outperform” rating on expectations that it is capable of delivering $5.5 billion in revenues on a free cash flow margin of 24 to 25 percent by 2035.

DigitalOcean (DOCN) Hits 4-Year High on Oppenheimer 18% Price Target Hike

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. (NYSE:DOCN) is currently focusing on the AI-optimized segment, which, according to the investment firm, is increasing at a compounded annual growth rate of 110 percent as compared with a slower growth rate of 25 percent in the wider Infrastructure-as-a-Service market.

It also projects DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. (NYSE:DOCN) to expand its capacity by 209 percent to 136 megawatts by the end of 2028 from only 44 MW as of the end of 2025.

Last month, the company reported its earnings performance for 2025, with full-year net income attributable to shareholders more than tripling to $259 million from $84 million in 2024. Revenues also increased by 15.5 percent to $901 million from $780.6 million year-on-year.

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