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Asana Inc

ASANNYSE

SectorInformation Technology

IndustrySoftware - Application

Beta (adjusted)0.96

Intrinsic Value $24.03median of 3 methodsbased on filings through 31 Jul 2026

Market Price $8.43Price as of 30 Sep 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 185% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+185%)

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Market Cap $1.9B

Enterprise Value $1.7B

Shares Outstanding 235.7M diluted

Next Earnings Date2 Dec 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

AI-assisted

Thesis Summary

Asana is successfully transitioning from a collaborative task-management tool into an enterprise-grade 'Agentic Enterprise' layer, where humans and AI agents coordinate work. The company has demonstrated impressive operating leverage, expanding its non-GAAP operating margin to 11.5% in Q1 FY27. However, persistent headwinds in its product-led growth (PLG) funnel due to LLM-driven search behavior, combined with an overall net retention rate (NRR) of 96%, suggest that customer expansion and seat growth remain under pressure. While the strategic acquisition of Stack.ai and early traction in AI Studio (representing 17% of net new ARR bookings) are highly promising, a neutral stance is warranted until AI monetization scales sufficiently to offset PLG headwinds and stabilize overall retention.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets13 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$5.75

Mean target$9.13

High · most bullish analyst$15.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$5.75

LLM-driven top-of-funnel changes severely impair the PLG acquisition model, causing growth to decelerate below 7%. Intense competition from bundled giants (like Microsoft) and specialized rivals (like monday.com) leads to further seat contraction, dragging overall NRR below 95%. The Stack.ai integration experiences delays, and the 100 bps margin drag from the acquisition prevents Asana from achieving its FY27 operating margin targets.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$9.13

Matches the consensus mean

Asana delivers on its FY27 revenue guidance of $855.5M to $863.5M (8.2% to 9.2% YoY growth) and achieves a non-GAAP operating margin of at least 9.75%. In-quarter NRR remains stable at 97%, while the PLG funnel continues to experience a 2-point drag. AI bookings meet or slightly exceed the 15% full-year target, keeping the company on a steady path of moderate growth and improving profitability.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$15.00

AI Studio and AI Teammates drive rapid consumption-based revenue growth, accelerating net new ARR. The technology vertical continues its recovery, and the Stack.ai integration successfully unlocks new enterprise buying centers (such as AI Centers of Excellence). Operating margins expand beyond the guided 9.75% for FY27 due to superior capital efficiency and disciplined spend, leading to a re-rating of the stock.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong operating leverage with non-GAAP operating margin expanding to 11.5% in Q1 FY27.
Robust balance sheet with $424.6 million in cash, equivalents, and marketable securities, and minimal debt.
Early leadership in agentic workflows, with rapid adoption of AI Studio and the launch of AI Teammates to embed collaborative agents directly into workflows.
High gross margins remaining stable in the high-80s (88.4% non-GAAP in Q1 FY27).

Key Investment Risks

Top-of-funnel pressure on the PLG model from LLM-driven search behavior, creating a 2-point drag on ARR growth.
Overall dollar-based net retention rate (NRR) remains soft at 96% on a trailing-four-quarter basis.
Intense competition in the collaborative work management space from Microsoft, Atlassian, and monday.com.
Dual-class share structure concentrates voting power, limiting public shareholder influence.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Overall trailing-four-quarter NRR drops below 95%.
Full-year FY27 non-GAAP operating margin falls below the guided 9.75%.
AI product bookings decelerate to represent less than 12% of net new ARR.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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