177 posts and columns on analysts

After Strong Quarter, Groupon Starts Looking Like a Deal Again

in Commerce on May 15 at 1:29 pm PT

Even though Groupon continues to carry the warning that its financial processes are weak, a handful of analysts upgraded the company to a buy rating today, and investors sent the stock climbing.
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$FB Is a Buy, Analysts Say

in Social on May 7 at 6:01 pm PT

The guys who study Wall Street are bullish on the social giant.
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News Byte

Analysts Give Yelp a Lukewarm Review

in Commerce on April 11 at 4:20 pm PT

Now that Yelp’s quiet period has expired, analysts have started to issue their first report cards. The results are unanimous: Out of four reports issued by Jefferies, Citi, Goldman Sachs and Oppenheimer, there are zero buy recommendations, Forbes writes. But that’s because the company’s stock price, which has soared 72 percent since last month’s IPO, hovers near or above all of the analysts’ price targets. Today, the stock fell 38 cents, or 1.5 percent, to close at $25.43 a share.

Intel’s Romley Chip Is Good News for Storage Players EMC and NetApp

in News on April 3 at 7:38 am PT

But maybe not so much for Intel itself, Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore argues.
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Voices

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Skips Analyst Meeting

in Voices on March 19 at 9:14 pm PT

Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t expect to play a hands-on role selling the social network’s initial public offering to analysts, one Facebook executive told Wall Street analysts Monday.

HP Beats Street’s Lowered Expectations

in News on February 22 at 1:18 pm PT

HP’s bottom line beats the street’s diminished expectations handily, but the topline is a little light. And oh, those printer results gotta sting.
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Will the Turnaround at Cisco Systems Stick?

in News on February 8 at 6:25 am PT

Is the restructuring by CEO John Chambers at Cisco Systems taking hold? Today’s earnings announcement should tell the tale.
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BMO: Salesforce’s Quarter Should Be Better Than the Last One

in Enterprise on February 6 at 2:17 pm PT

Salesforce.com may make up for the miss on billings that caused shareholders to sell off its stock last quarter.
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Amazon Sees No Reason to Slow Its Spending

in Commerce on February 1 at 3:40 am PT

Amazon defended its free-spending habits yesterday in a call with analysts, arguing that it continues to see new opportunities and will invest accordingly.
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eBay Reports Better Than Expected Revenues for Holiday Quarter

in Commerce on January 18 at 1:55 pm PT

EBay, the e-commerce and digital payments giant, exceeded analyst expectations in the fourth-quarter with revenues totaling $3.4 billion, or 35 percent higher than the year ago period.
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Zynga’s Stock Nosedives, Falling Nine Percent to Hit New Low

in Commerce, January 9, 2012 at 9:15 pm PT

10 of the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending

in Commerce, January 5, 2012 at 9:33 am PT

Can We Say Damage Control? Amazon Talks Up Its Role in the Success of Independent Businesses.

in Commerce, December 29, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

Oracle’s Lousy Quarter Takes Many Other Stocks Down

in News, December 21, 2011 at 7:42 am PT

RIM Off 10 Percent as Even the Most Patient Investors Lose Patience

in Mobile, December 16, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

Groupon Gets Average Grades on Analysts’ First Report Cards

in Commerce, December 14, 2011 at 12:36 pm PT

Ask Anyone But Amazon How Well the Kindle Is Selling

in Commerce, October 24, 2011 at 4:09 pm PT

All Eyes on Yahoo’s Q3 Earnings Tomorrow, With Results Under Pressure

in News, October 17, 2011 at 3:23 pm PT

Mike Lynch to Oracle: Oh, You Mean Those Slides

in News, September 29, 2011 at 5:51 am PT

Cisco Shares Climb as Analysts Give a Tentative Thumbs Up

in News, September 14, 2011 at 9:50 am PT

Having Taken Its Restructuring Medicine, Cisco Points to Better Days Ahead

in Enterprise, September 13, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

HP and Dell Go in Opposite Directions After Earnings Reports

in News, May 18, 2011 at 1:59 pm PT

Intel Shifts Focus to Low-Power Chips

in News, May 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm PT

OpenTable's Stock Falls $15 More in Wake of CEO Switch

in Commerce, May 4, 2011 at 2:02 pm PT

Analysts After Intel's Home Run Quarter: Never Mind!

in Enterprise, April 20, 2011 at 5:30 pm PT