Freshworks price target lowered to $20 from $22 at Jefferies

Jefferies lowered the firm’s price target on Freshworks (FRSH) to $20 from $22 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm is lowering price targets across its U.S. software coverage to account for recent multiple compression amid early signs of softening macro factors impacting deal decisions across tech. The firm now believes “we may have another ‘mullet’ year in software” with first half chop followed by second half flow, the analyst tells investors. While not lowering estimates “yet” as the firm awaits Q1 checks and noting that recent guidance levels were set for no material improvement, the firm says ongoing uncertainty means “investors are waiting on the sidelines to assess the impact.”