How to Trade Snowflake After Fiscal Q1 2026 Performance

May 27, 2025 13:08

Founded in 2012, Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is a leading cloud-based data platform company. It revolutionised data warehousing by offering companies an efficient and scalable way to process data and is involved in all facets, including data engineering, analytics, machine learning, and more.  

Learn more about Snowflake's fiscal first-quarter 2026 performance and what analysts are forecasting for the stock. This material is for informational purposes only and not financial advice. Consult a financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Stock: Snowflake Inc.
Symbol for Invest.MT5 Account: SNOW
Date of Idea: 27 May 2025
Time Line: 1 - 12 months
Entry Level: $200.00
Target Level: $250.00
Position Size for Invest.MT5 Account: Max 5%
Risk: High
  • The Invest.MT5 account allows you to buy real stocks and shares from some of the largest stock exchanges in the world.
  • Risk Warning: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results or future performance. All trading is high risk, and you can lose more than you risk on a trade. Never invest more than you can afford to lose as some trades will lose and some trades will win. Start small to understand your own risk tolerance levels or practice on a demo account first to build your knowledge before investing.
  • Trading is not suitable for everyone. Trading is highly speculative and carries a significant risk of loss. While it offers potential opportunities, it also involves high volatility, and leveraged trading can amplify both gains and losses. Retail investors should fully understand these risks before trading.

Snowflake Fiscal Q1 2026 Performance Summary 

Performance Metric Actual Result Expected Result Beat or Miss?
Total Revenue $1.04 billion $1.01 billion Beat
Product Revenue $996.8 million $959.2 million Beat
Earnings per Share $0.24 $0.21 Beat

Key Takeaways 

  • Product revenue represents 26% year-over-year growth but a deceleration on a longer-term basis 
  • 11,578 total customers with 606 generating over $1 million in trailing 12-month revenue, with a net retention rate 
  • Acquired TruEra and launched Cortex AI and Artic LLM to strengthen AI capabilities, but no news regarding monetisation strategies 
  • Concerns around increased competition from hyperscalers like Microsoft Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery and AWS Redshift which bundle data services (like those offered from Snowflake) into its cloud infrastructure. 

Source: Snowflake Quarterly Results 

Snowflake 12-Month Analyst Stock Price Forecast

According to 41 Wall Street analysts, polled by TipRanks, offering a 12-month stock price forecast for Snowflake over the past 3 months: 

  • Buy Ratings: 34 
  • Hold Ratings: 7  
  • Sell Ratings: 0 
  • Average Price Target: $220.26  
  • High Price Target: $250.00  
  • Low Price Target: $182.00 
Source: Admiral Markets Stock List, Snowflake. 27 May 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

 

Trading Strategy Example: Snowflake 

The following trading examples are for educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Investors should conduct independent research before making trading decisions. An example trading idea for the Snowflake share price could be as follows:  

  • Buy the stock on a break above its post-earnings high at $200.00 to allow for volatility. 
  • Target just below the highest analyst price target of $250.00. 
  • Keep your risk small at a maximum of 5% of your total account.   
  • Time Line = 1 – 12 months  
  • If you buy 10 Snowflake shares:  
    • If target is reached = $500.00 potential profit [($250.00 - $200.00) * 10 shares].

Remember that markets go up and down. The stock price may even go much further down, especially due to some of the headwinds Snowflake faces from increased competition. It is essential to exercise good risk management and always understand the potential losses on a trade, including the associated risks and costs.

With the Admiral Markets Invest.MT5 account, you can buy and sell US stocks with a commission from $0.02 per share. This means buying 10 shares in Snowflake stock would result in a commission of $0.20 ($0.02 * 10 shares) for executing a per-side transaction.

However, there is a minimum transaction fee of $1. So, the example trading idea above would result in a commission of $1 overall.

How to Buy Snowflake Stock in 4 Steps  

  1. Open an account with Admiral Markets to access the dashboard.
  2. Click on Trade or Invest on one of your live or demo accounts to open the web platform.
  3. Search for your stock in the search window at the top.
  4. Input your entry, stop-loss and take profit levels in the trading ticket.
Source: Admiral Markets. MetaTrader 5 Web Trader. Snowflake. Monthly. Date: September 2020 to May 2025, captured on 27 May 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results or future performance.

 

Do You See the Snowflake Stock Price Moving Differently?   

If you believe there is a higher chance the share price of Snowflake will move lower, then you can also trade short using CFDs (Contracts for Difference). However, these have higher associated risks and are not suitable for all investors. Learn more about CFDs in this How to Trade CFDs article.

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Jitanchandra Solanki
Jitanchandra Solanki Financial Markets Author, Admirals London

Jitanchandra is a financial markets author with more than 15 years experience trading currencies, indices and US equities. He is an accredited Market Technician with a BA Hons degree.