Cellebrite DI Ltd (CLBT.NASDAQ) AI FORECASTS & ADVISOR ANALYSIS
Read and compare the 12 individual AI Advisor deep-dive reports, including their forecast paths, ratings, price targets, and reasoning.
Updated on 5 July 2026Deep analysis 5 July 2026
Niccolo Machiavelli AI
Model rating
Buy
5-Year Return Est.
+153.7%
CLBT.NASDAQ does not currently pay dividends
1. Investment Thesis — Base Case
The Base Case indicates CLBT will systematically close the Alpha Gapalpha gapA difference between an investment view of potential excess return and the excess return implied by current market expectations.View full glossary entry as its U.S. Federal contracts and Genesis AI ARRannual recurring revenueAnnual recurring revenue (ARR) measures the normalized yearly value of contracted recurring revenue, typically excluding one-time items.View full glossary entry override the Israel-domicile risk premium. The market is currently distracted by surface-level geopolitical noise and insider selling, ignoring the profound political moatpolitical moatA competitive advantage created by policy, licensing, public contracts, strategic importance, or durable government relationships.View full glossary entry granted by DOJ FedRAMP High Authorization. As global cyber threats escalate, digital forensics transitions from a discretionary investigative tool to mandatory national security infrastructure. The implied market capitalizationmarket capitalizationThe market value of an asset or company, commonly calculated for a company as share price multiplied by shares outstanding.View full glossary entry expansion is highly realistic given their monopolistic position and the vast amounts of capital flowing into defense and cybersecurity.
- CLBT's 32% FCF marginfcf marginsFree cash flow as a percentage of revenue.View full glossary entry provides an absolute floor against rate-driven multiple compressionmultiple compressionA decline in valuation ratios such as price-to-earnings or enterprise-value-to-sales.View full glossary entry.
- The transition to the Genesis SaaSsoftware as a serviceA software delivery model in which customers access hosted applications, commonly through recurring subscriptions or usage-based charges.View full glossary entry platform permanently elevates gross marginsgross marginsThe percentage of revenue remaining after deducting the direct costs of producing goods sold.View full glossary entry and net dollar retention.
- Regulatory captureregulatory captureWhen regulatory agencies act in the interest of the industry they are supposed to oversee.View full glossary entry is achieved not through traditional lobbying, but through indispensability to the U.S. national security apparatus.
- Geopolitical frictiongeopolitical frictionExternal political tensions impacting global trade and operational stability for international companies.View full glossary entry creates a temporary pricing discount, allowing institutional smart money to accumulate ahead of the inevitable realization of their US Federal monopoly.
- Implied multiples will normalize as Top-line annual recurring revenueAnnual recurring revenue (ARR) measures the normalized yearly value of contracted recurring revenue, typically excluding one-time items. compounding dwarfs short-term macroeconomic volatility.
Historical prices and published forecast
- Observed price
- Published advisor forecast
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| Series | Date | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Observed price | 2021-06-30 | 9.93 |
| Observed price | 2021-07-20 | 9.95 |
| Observed price | 2021-08-01 | 9.93 |
| Observed price | 2021-08-13 | 9.97 |
| Observed price | 2021-08-21 | 9.98 |
| Observed price | 2021-09-02 | 11.24 |
| Observed price | 2021-09-18 | 11.15 |
| Observed price | 2021-09-30 | 9.26 |
| Observed price | 2021-10-04 | 8.99 |
| Observed price | 2021-10-24 | 10.98 |
| Observed price | 2021-11-01 | 11.24 |
| Observed price | 2021-11-17 | 9.61 |
| Observed price | 2021-11-21 | 9.11 |
| Observed price | 2021-12-03 | 8.04 |
| Observed price | 2021-12-19 | 8.71 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-04 | 7.65 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-12 | 7.02 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-28 | 5.38 |
| Observed price | 2022-02-05 | 6.14 |
| Observed price | 2022-02-17 | 7.45 |
| Observed price | 2022-02-25 | 7.49 |
| Observed price | 2022-03-13 | 6.00 |
| Observed price | 2022-03-21 | 7.21 |
| Observed price | 2022-04-10 | 5.89 |
| Observed price | 2022-04-14 | 5.69 |
| Observed price | 2022-04-26 | 5.06 |
| Observed price | 2022-05-08 | 5.01 |
| Observed price | 2022-05-20 | 4.54 |
| Observed price | 2022-06-13 | 4.64 |
| Observed price | 2022-06-17 | 5.22 |
| Observed price | 2022-06-29 | 5.07 |
| Observed price | 2022-07-07 | 5.69 |
| Observed price | 2022-07-31 | 5.10 |
| Observed price | 2022-08-04 | 5.61 |
| Observed price | 2022-08-12 | 5.34 |
| Observed price | 2022-08-20 | 4.85 |
| Observed price | 2022-09-05 | 4.81 |
| Observed price | 2022-09-25 | 4.15 |
| Observed price | 2022-10-03 | 3.99 |
| Observed price | 2022-10-19 | 4.41 |
| Observed price | 2022-11-08 | 4.66 |
| Observed price | 2022-11-12 | 4.86 |
| Observed price | 2022-11-16 | 4.91 |
| Observed price | 2022-12-06 | 4.35 |
| Observed price | 2022-12-26 | 4.05 |
| Observed price | 2022-12-30 | 4.36 |
| Observed price | 2023-01-15 | 4.42 |
| Observed price | 2023-01-23 | 4.95 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-12 | 5.00 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-16 | 5.95 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-24 | 5.77 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-28 | 6.15 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-01 | 6.04 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-05 | 5.60 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-13 | 5.82 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-29 | 5.44 |
| Observed price | 2023-05-03 | 5.42 |
| Observed price | 2023-05-11 | 5.61 |
| Observed price | 2023-06-04 | 5.67 |
| Observed price | 2023-06-16 | 6.43 |
| Observed price | 2023-06-20 | 6.22 |
| Observed price | 2023-07-02 | 7.20 |
| Observed price | 2023-07-14 | 6.98 |
| Observed price | 2023-07-30 | 7.74 |
| Observed price | 2023-08-07 | 7.37 |
| Observed price | 2023-08-23 | 7.76 |
| Observed price | 2023-09-04 | 8.12 |
| Observed price | 2023-09-16 | 7.37 |
| Observed price | 2023-10-06 | 7.58 |
| Observed price | 2023-10-14 | 7.08 |
| Observed price | 2023-10-30 | 6.65 |
| Observed price | 2023-11-03 | 7.28 |
| Observed price | 2023-11-11 | 7.42 |
| Observed price | 2023-11-23 | 8.48 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-17 | 8.24 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-25 | 8.75 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-29 | 8.66 |
| Observed price | 2024-01-14 | 8.11 |
| Observed price | 2024-01-22 | 8.93 |
| Observed price | 2024-01-30 | 9.36 |
| Observed price | 2024-02-15 | 10.74 |
| Observed price | 2024-03-02 | 12.24 |
| Observed price | 2024-03-26 | 11.87 |
| Observed price | 2024-03-30 | 11.04 |
| Observed price | 2024-04-07 | 11.24 |
| Observed price | 2024-04-15 | 10.38 |
| Observed price | 2024-05-01 | 10.75 |
| Observed price | 2024-05-17 | 11.53 |
| Observed price | 2024-05-21 | 11.83 |
| Observed price | 2024-06-02 | 10.51 |
| Observed price | 2024-06-26 | 11.80 |
| Observed price | 2024-07-04 | 12.13 |
| Observed price | 2024-07-12 | 11.73 |
| Observed price | 2024-07-28 | 13.74 |
| Observed price | 2024-08-05 | 12.40 |
| Observed price | 2024-08-21 | 16.62 |
| Observed price | 2024-09-06 | 16.34 |
| Observed price | 2024-09-14 | 17.51 |
| Observed price | 2024-09-30 | 16.84 |
| Observed price | 2024-10-08 | 18.14 |
| Observed price | 2024-10-24 | 17.94 |
| Observed price | 2024-11-01 | 18.53 |
| Observed price | 2024-11-17 | 17.55 |
| Observed price | 2024-11-21 | 20.2 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-15 | 20.2 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-19 | 21.3 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-27 | 22.2 |
| Observed price | 2025-01-12 | 21.7 |
| Observed price | 2025-01-16 | 23.0 |
| Observed price | 2025-02-05 | 26.0 |
| Observed price | 2025-02-09 | 25.4 |
| Observed price | 2025-02-25 | 18.32 |
| Observed price | 2025-03-09 | 17.04 |
| Observed price | 2025-03-25 | 20.6 |
| Observed price | 2025-04-02 | 19.83 |
| Observed price | 2025-04-06 | 17.86 |
| Observed price | 2025-04-22 | 18.39 |
| Observed price | 2025-05-04 | 19.85 |
| Observed price | 2025-05-16 | 17.41 |
| Observed price | 2025-06-01 | 16.46 |
| Observed price | 2025-06-09 | 16.62 |
| Observed price | 2025-06-21 | 15.69 |
| Observed price | 2025-07-03 | 15.45 |
| Observed price | 2025-07-15 | 14.25 |
| Observed price | 2025-08-08 | 13.57 |
| Observed price | 2025-08-16 | 15.79 |
| Observed price | 2025-08-20 | 15.48 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-09 | 17.27 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-13 | 17.01 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-29 | 18.97 |
| Observed price | 2025-10-15 | 19.30 |
| Observed price | 2025-10-19 | 18.09 |
| Observed price | 2025-11-08 | 15.47 |
| Observed price | 2025-11-16 | 18.26 |
| Observed price | 2025-11-28 | 16.86 |
| Observed price | 2025-12-10 | 18.50 |
| Observed price | 2025-12-22 | 19.24 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-03 | 17.91 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-11 | 18.19 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-31 | 14.77 |
| Observed price | 2026-02-08 | 14.49 |
| Observed price | 2026-02-24 | 12.63 |
| Observed price | 2026-02-28 | 13.39 |
| Observed price | 2026-03-08 | 15.05 |
| Observed price | 2026-03-24 | 14.21 |
| Observed price | 2026-04-13 | 11.79 |
| Observed price | 2026-04-25 | 12.69 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-07 | 13.81 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-27 | 12.70 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-31 | 15.49 |
| Observed price | 2026-06-04 | 14.29 |
| Observed price | 2026-06-20 | 12.63 |
| Observed price | 2026-06-28 | 14.04 |
| Observed price | 2026-07-06 | 16.61 |
| Observed price | 2026-07-22 | 14.18 |
| Observed price | 2026-08-11 | 16.03 |
| Observed price | 2026-08-15 | 10.91 |
| Observed price | 2026-08-27 | 12.29 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-15 | 11.25 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-17 | 11.82 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-18 | 11.62 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2026-07-02 | 15.65 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2026-10-02 | 16.90 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-01-02 | 18.09 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-04-02 | 18.99 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-07-02 | 20.1 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-10-02 | 21.1 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-01-02 | 22.8 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-04-02 | 22.1 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-07-02 | 23.5 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-10-02 | 24.6 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-01-02 | 26.4 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-04-02 | 29.0 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-07-02 | 30.2 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-10-02 | 31.7 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-01-02 | 32.9 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-04-02 | 33.3 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-07-02 | 34.6 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-10-02 | 36.3 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-01-02 | 37.4 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-04-02 | 38.5 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-07-02 | 39.7 |
2. Scenarios & Signals
Bull case
The Bull Case materializes if the base federal expansion is supercharged by a US defense primedefense primeA lead contractor that manages and integrates major defense programs for a government customer.View full glossary entry acquisition or a sweeping DHS grant mandate. In this scenario, CLBT's moat is recognized as impenetrable.
- A U.S. buyout entirely removes the Israeli geopolitical discountgeopolitical discountA lower valuation assigned because investors price in geopolitical uncertainty or policy risk.View full glossary entry, triggering immediate multiple expansionmultiple expansionAn increase in valuation ratios such as price-to-earnings or enterprise-value-to-sales.View full glossary entry.
- Genesis AI fundamentally alters police manpower constraints globally, embedding CLBT as the central operating system for law enforcement.
- market capitalizationThe market value of an asset or company, commonly calculated for a company as share price multiplied by shares outstanding. expands rapidly toward $8B-$10B as the company is re-rated from a forensic niche to an apex AI intelligence platform.
Bear case
The Bear Case unfolds if severe geopolitical blowback, a catastrophic cyber breach, or structural OS changes materialize. The core technological moattechnological moatA durable competitive advantage created by proprietary technology, know-how, data, patents, engineering capability, or technical scale.View full glossary entry is tested beyond its breaking point.
- A targeted cyber-attack leaks CLBT's proprietary zero-day exploits, instantly neutralizing their primary competitive advantage.
- The U.S. government applies draconian export controlsexport controlsExport controls are government rules restricting the cross-border transfer of specified goods, technologies, software, or know-how for strategic reasons.View full glossary entry on Israeli-developed AI, severing CLBT's European and Asian revenue streams.
- Big Tech successfully alters hardware cryptography, forcing CLBT into a protracted, cash-burning R&D cycle.
Current crowd narrative
The crowd currently views Cellebrite as a niche, slow-growth Israeli software firm heavily discounted by the ongoing Middle East conflict. The prevailing media narrative fixates on the 28% YTD stock decline, assuming the company is struggling with executive turnover and the PR nightmare of human rights organizations scrutinizing its international sales. The anchoring bias is tied to the 'Israel conflict discount' and the assumption that Apple's rising security protocols will eventually render their extraction technology obsolete, treating CLBT as a legacy hardware tool rather than an expanding AI intelligence platform.
Alpha-gap assessment
The variant perceptionvariant perceptionAn investment view that differs from market consensus and assumes future outcomes will be better or worse than widely expected.View full glossary entry is that state political power and federal mandates trump NGO optics and regional conflicts. The market is ignoring the profound implications of the DOJ's FedRAMP High Authorization and the explosive launch of the Genesis agentic AIagentic aiAutonomous artificial intelligence systems capable of performing complex tasks and decision-making without constant human intervention.View full glossary entry platform. While retail sees a controversial Israeli company under geopolitical duress, the Insider sees the US Federal Government systematically adopting CLBT as its core sovereign digital intelligence architecture. The massive acceleration in annual recurring revenueAnnual recurring revenue (ARR) measures the normalized yearly value of contracted recurring revenue, typically excluding one-time items. and FCF generationfcf generationA company's ability to produce steady free cash flow after operating and capital spending needs.View full glossary entry is being mispriced due to surface-level geopolitical fear, creating a classic information asymmetry where the underlying government moat is expanding while the valuation multiplevaluation multipleA ratio comparing market or enterprise value with a financial measure such as earnings, revenue, book value, or cash flow.View full glossary entry contracts.
Convergence catalyst
The convergence will be forced by consecutive blowout quarters in US Federal revenue growth and Genesis AI adoption metrics in Q3 and Q4 2026. Once the market sees that federal cyber retaliation budgets are heavily flowing into CLBT's recurring revenuerecurring revenueRevenue expected to repeat under subscriptions, contracts, renewals, or recurring customer usage.View full glossary entry regardless of the Middle East conflict, the Israel-domicile discount will evaporate.
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