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Novell: Broadpoint Downgrades; Sees Lack Of Catalysts
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Broadpoint.Amtech analyst Brad Whitt this morning cut his rating on Novell (NOVL) to Neutral from Buy. He notes that the stock has appreciated 36% since March 9, and is getting close to his old $4.50 price target. But he says that “considering the challenging demand environment for IT spending, we don’t see meaningful upside from current levels.†He notes that invoicing declined meaningfully across all four of the company’s business segments in the January quarter, and that the company does not expect close rates to improve in the April quarter. <>NOVL nonetheless, is...
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ORCL Shopping List: SaaS, Virtualization, Health Care
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Yesterday’s rumors about a potential acquisition by Oracle (ORCL) of Red Hat (RHT) have apparently faded, but Larry Ellison’s appetite for doing deals is never sated. Whether or not Oracle decides to take a run at Red Hat, it is not going out on a limb to suggest that at some point Ellison is going to get the itch and make more acquisitions. <>Research firm Wedge Partners today took a look at the potential targets and came up with plenty of candidates. They think the company is going to enter a more active acquisition period, with most of the focus on smaller venture-backed compa...
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Novell FY Q1 Revs Miss; But EPS Beats By A Penny
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Novell (NOVL) this afternoon posted revenue for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31 of $215 million, down 7% from a year ago and below the Street consensus of $230 million. But non-GAAP EPS of 7 cents a share nonetheless beat the Street at 6 cents, as operating margins improved. <>In an interview this afternoon with Tech Trader Daily, CFO Dana Russell said that revenues had been tracking in line with expectations for most of the quarter, but then came in lighter than expected in the last week of January. “Every company is taking a hard look at all capital expenditures,†he says, whic<><><><><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
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This Afternoon: An Earnings Deluge
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So, this is the last non-Friday trading session this month, which apparently is reason enough for an earnings report deluge. The following group of companies is due to report after the close:
- Dell (DELL)
- Blue Coat (BCSI)
- Novell (NOVL)
- Magma Design (LAVA)
- Borland (BORL)
- Mentor Graphics (MENT)
- SourceForge (LNUX)
- Novatel (NVTL)
- CBeyond (CBEY)
- Autodesk (ADSK)
- Omnivision (OVTI)
- PCTel (PCTI)
- Leap Wireless (LEAP)
- Dot Hill (HILL)
- Anadigics (ANAD)
<>Biggest movers in that group today so far: Anadigics, which is down 33 cents, or 15.7%, to $1.77, and Leap Wireless, which is up $1.42, or 5.9%, to $25.71...
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