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Track ALRM free→NASDAQFinancialsSoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-06-12
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is also neutral. Management's recent track record has been steady, while risk is moderate and the sector backdrop presents a headwind. Compared with sector peers, ALRM trades above typical levels, indicating an expensive valuation. Peer multiples imply a price about 19% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is fair. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $46.65. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $47 ALRM trades at 17× p/e, below its 21× p/e peer median. Our $58 fair value sits above the price; medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 20% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 8%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=4936).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.41x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=4725).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
Not enough signal yet.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.67 → $0.65 (-3.2% / 30d). 1 raised, 3 cut, 7 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 43% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$106.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$314.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $2,879.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Strong cash flow helps growth and keeps Alarm.Com financially stable.
Confirms:Cash from operations is at or above last quarter's levels.
Disproves:Cash from operations drops a lot from previous levels.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for ALRM yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
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Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Application Software.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
ALRM Alarm.Com, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 96 of 100 | fair | moderate |
ORCL Oracle Corporation | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 65 of 100 | full | elevated |
PLTR Palantir Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 79 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
SAP SAP SE | — | — | elevated |
APP AppLovin | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 62 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Focus on driving revenue growth through strategic initiatives and market expansion.
Improve operating income through cost management and efficiency improvements.
Focus on increasing cash flow from operations to support growth and investment.
Why it matters: Better operating income matters. Management is not on track to reach this goal.
Confirms:Operating income increased from last quarter. This shows progress.
Disproves:Operating income falls or stays the same. This shows ongoing struggles.
Why it matters: A drop below 12% could indicate a broader slowdown in the financial sector. This may affect Alarm.Com's performance.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reported below 12% year over year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains above 12% year over year.
Why it matters: A drop below this level could signal a shift in the growth trend for Alarm.Com.
Confirms:Q2 revenue growth was below 13%. This shows a possible slowdown.
Disproves:Q2 revenue growth remains at or above 13%, showing continued strength.
Why it matters: Higher operating income shows better cost control. This can lead to a positive outlook.
Confirms:Operating income is up more than 20% from last year.
Disproves:Operating income growth remains below 20% year over year.
Why it matters: Changes in CPI can impact consumer spending and, in turn, Alarm.Com's revenue.
Confirms one read:CPI rises a lot, showing higher consumer prices.
Confirms the other:CPI falls or stays the same, suggesting lower inflation.