Credo shares surge, AI cable outlook grows, but little room left for error

Credo shares surge, AI cable outlook grows, but little room left for error

NEW YORK, July 6, 2026, 19:05 EDT

  • Credo jumped 9.8% to finish at $265.55, the top gain in the SOX rally.
  • The stock hit an intraday high of $280.50, topping the average Wall Street target.
  • EPS forecasts for FY2027 and FY2028 have jumped since April.
  • Main risk in the numbers is still customer concentration.

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd jumped 9.8% to $265.55 on Monday, leading gains in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which added 2.2%. William Blair’s Sebastien Naji, who rates the stock at buy, said it’s his “highest conviction semiconductor stock for the next six months,” according to Investor’s Business Daily. CRDO has climbed about 85% this year. Investor’s Business Daily

CRDO finished the session at $265.55 on Nasdaq and traded at $266.01 after hours, according to WSJ/FactSet. That’s just below the average Street target at $280.14 and the median at $275. CRDO touched $280.50 during the day, a tick above the average target by 0.1%.

ItemForecast or market levelRead-through from $265.55 close
Average 12-month target$280.14up 5.5%
Median 12-month target$275.00up 3.6%
High target$350.00up 31.8%
Low target$215.00down 19.0%
Intraday high$280.50just 0.1% above the average target
FY2027 EPS forecast$6.10trades at 43.5 times close
FY2028 EPS forecast$8.94trades at 29.7 times close
EPS forecast lineLatest1 month ago3 months agoChange vs 3 months ago
Q1 FY2027$1.16$1.16$1.05+10.5%
Q2 FY2027$1.24$1.23$1.12+10.7%
FY2027$6.10$6.05$4.71+29.5%
FY2028$8.94$8.65$5.82+53.6%

That’s where investors are focused now. Shares have almost reached the target price, after profit estimates got a bump. To get another leg up, the stock needs more price target hikes or firmer signs that fiscal 2028 earnings are in play.

Credo’s numbers moved up sharply. Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter jumped 157% to $437.0 million. Non-GAAP EPS hit $1.16. Cash and short-term investments finished at $1.4 billion. CEO Bill Brennan said fiscal 2026 revenue “more than tripled to $1.3 billion.” First-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue guidance is $465 million to $475 million. Credo Technology Group

Company lineQ4 FY2026 actualQ1 FY2027 forecastRead-through
Revenue$437.0 million$465 million-$475 millionMidpoint guides up 7.6% from last quarter
Non-GAAP gross margin68.3%67.0%-69.0%Midpoint at 68.0%, slightly lower than Q4
Non-GAAP operating expenses$81.7 million$86 million-$90 millionMidpoint up 7.7% quarter over quarter

Valuation is just one issue. In its 10-K, Credo said the top 10 customers made up about 90% of fiscal 2026 revenue, with two customers over 10% each. In the end-customer table, Customer D had 33%, Customer B had 32%, and Customer E took 19% of fiscal 2026 revenue. Those three unnamed customers together are 84% of the total.

On the June call, CFO Dan Fleming said Credo expects three to four customers to each make up over 10% of revenue in the coming quarters and for the full fiscal year. Fleming said the company sees mid-single digit growth in the first half of fiscal 2027, with growth set to accelerate in the back half. He pointed to over $600 million in optical revenue as a driver.

This matters since when a stock trades close to analyst targets, there’s less buffer for delays. If a big customer pushes back an order, it can hit the quarter. After the run-up, the next change to estimates could have more impact than old price targets.

Roman Perkowski

Roman Perkowski is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech. His coverage ranges from stocks and technology to economic developments across global markets. He graduated from the Cracow University of Economics and worked in investment research and corporate finance before becoming a financial journalist. Follow Roman Perkowski on Google News.

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