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MFE - The virus Catcher
MFE
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company reporting after the close today, Thursday, Feb 8 - expect the company to exceed street consensus and management guidance - consumer business healthy and enterprise business holding steady - several potential positive catalysts looming, including options overhang completion, stock buy-back resumption, recent restructuring efforts, CEO addition, possible take-out - valuation is compelling in my view - although threat of Vista is real.
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MFE - Virus Catcher
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(closed on 02/08/07)
company reporting after the close today, Thursday, Feb 8 - expect the company to exceed street consensus and management guidance - consumer business healthy and enterprise business holding steady - several potential positive catalysts looming, including recent restructuring efforts, CEO addition, possible take-out - valuation is compelling in my view.
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MFE - The Virus Saver
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-0.87%
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(closed on 02/08/07)
McAfee reports fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 8 after the close – expect company to post revenue better than consensus estimates of $290.1 million and $0.34 and management’s guided range of $275-295mn and $0.31-0.35. Strong consumer spending and online sales likely to drive incremental bookings upside and potential margin expansion. Meanwhile corporate spending remains healthy and customer base is solid. Tons of catalysts coming – lifting of options issues, new CEO likely, possible take-out. Stock is not expensive.
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From the Blogosphere
McAfee: Hold shares
Enterprise Software: UBS Picks Recovery Plays
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UBS analyst Brent Thill yesterday picked up coverage of the enterprise software sector, offering initial ratings on seven companies: <>Thill’s basic thesis is that IT spending is stabilizing in the 2009 second half, with improvement ahead in 2010. He sees PC and server sales up 10% or more next year, with software demand getting a lift from a variety of new product cycles, in particular Microsoft Windows 7 and Adobe Creative Suite 5. Thill conten>...
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McAfee Profit Plunge Destroys Tech Stocks

You'd think a company known for anti-virus products wouldn't be a market mover.
But here we are, watching the technology companies plummet like seagulls full of Alka-Seltzer. Right now, shares of McAfee (MFE) are down 7% after the company reported a 25% drop in profit, which is nothing to scoff at.
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Investors less secure about McAfee
Filed under: Earnings reports, Dell (DELL), AT and T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Symantec Corp (SYMC) While more and more software becomes free, there is one market for which consumers and businesses are willing to shell out money. Yes, it's security software.
A mega player in the space, McAfee (NYSE: MFE), reported its latest earnings report Thursday, a day after its main rival Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) reported its own quite strong results.Continue reading Investors less secure about McAfee <>Investors less secure about McAfee originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:>...
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McAfee Slips; Q3 About In Line With Estimates
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McAfee (MFE) posted Q3 revenue of $485.3 million, up 18% from a year ago, and just a hair below the Street at $486.6 million. The security software provider posted non-GAAP EPS of 62 cents a share, a penny ahead of the consensus forecast.
For Q4, the company sees revenue of $505 million to $525 million, with non-GAAP profits of 61-65 cents a share; the Street has been expecting $506.7 million and 63 cents.
MFE, which rose $1.51 in the regular session, is down $1.75, or 4%, to $42.50, in late trading.
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