What Happened?

Shares of work management software maker Asana (NYSE: ASAN) jumped 5.9% in the afternoon session as markets experienced a boost after data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that inflation for the month of February 2025 came in better than expected. The CPI rose 0.2% from the previous month (vs estimates for a 0.3% increase), while headline inflation rose 2.8% year on year (vs estimates for a 2.9% y/y increase). The data revealed inflation continued to edge closer to the Fed's 2% target, but not quite there yet. The reaction wasn't anything wild, but the sentiment leaned positive. The Nasdaq led the way, climbing 1.4%, boosting some tech stocks.

The shares closed the day at $13.40, up 6% from previous close.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Asana’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 32 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was a day ago when the stock dropped 30.3% on the news that the company reported weak fourth quarter results: Revenue was just in line and revenue guidance for both the upcoming quarter and full year missed. Also, Dustin Moskovitz, the CEO of Asana and one of the original co-founders of Facebook, announced his intention to retire. Overall, this was an underwhelming quarter, especially as the market continued to rotate out of premium-priced tech.

Asana is down 33.5% since the beginning of the year, and at $13.20 per share, it is trading 52% below its 52-week high of $27.52 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Asana’s shares at the IPO in September 2020 would now be looking at an investment worth $458.33.

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