JFrog (FROG): Has the Recent Share Price Surge Left Any Valuation Upside?

JFrog (FROG) has quietly turned into one of the stronger software stories this year, with the stock climbing about 40% over the past 3 months and more than doubling year to date.

See our latest analysis for JFrog.

That surge has not come out of nowhere, with upbeat execution in its software supply chain platform and growing interest in DevSecOps tools helping drive a 16.7% 1 month share price return, as well as a powerful uptrend in longer term total shareholder returns.

If JFrog’s run has you thinking about what else might be gaining traction, this is a good moment to scan high growth tech and AI stocks for other high momentum software and AI names.

Yet with JFrog now trading almost exactly at Wall Street’s price target and still posting GAAP losses, investors face a dilemma: is there overlooked upside left in this DevSecOps leader, or has the market already priced in its next leg of growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 0.3% Undervalued

With JFrog’s last close at $68.98 sitting almost on top of the narrative fair value of $69.22, the story hinges on future growth and margins rather than a bargain price today.

The need for hybrid and multi cloud deployment models is intensifying as organizations seek cost predictability, compliance, and flexibility when running AI workloads. JFrog's platform, architected from inception for both cloud and on prem/hybrid, appeals to enterprises facing this complexity, helping to secure large, multi year enterprise contracts, boost retention, and expand average deal size.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see why this outlook leans on brisk revenue growth, stronger margins, and a punchy future earnings multiple, not today’s profits? The narrative spells out the bold financial path behind that near perfect alignment between price and fair value, and the assumptions that must hold for it to last.

Result: Fair Value of $69.22 (ABOUT RIGHT)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this upbeat path could be disrupted if big enterprise deals slip or security growth lags, which would test confidence in JFrog’s premium valuation.

Find out about the key risks to this JFrog narrative.

Another View: Rich On Sales Metrics

While the narrative fair value suggests JFrog is about fairly priced, its price to sales ratio of 16.2 times looks stretched versus the US software industry at 4.9 times and peers at 8.2 times, and even the fair ratio of 7.2 times. This raises the question of how long investors will keep paying up for this much growth.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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A great starting point for your JFrog research is our analysis highlighting 1 key reward and 2 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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