Cloud-native demand is fueling profit margin expansion, suggesting the share price could test $58 by year-end if macroeconomic conditions remain stable. Overall, GitLab is a fast-growing software-as-as-service (SaaS) company flush with cash with high gross margins and strong free cash flow. While the risk of AI disruption is possible, thus far, there has been no indication that this is happening. Instead, the company is benefiting from AI. That makes the stock a buy. GitLab’s closest competition comes from industry giant Microsoft (MSFT), which owns GitHub after acquiring the company in 2018. Other competitors include large tech/cloud players such as Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Oracle (ORCL), International Business Machines (IBM), and Atlassian Corp (TEAM). The broad cloud services market is dominated by established tech companies that are consistently looking to take market share. GitLab stock forecast factors in stronger-than-expected developer platform adoption in Asia-Pacific markets, potentially adding meaningful revenue streams.