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Fitbit Falls 13% And Citi Still Says 'Sell'
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 10:13am | 367Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) said it lost 2 cents per share on revenue of $570.8 million. Both of these metrics fell short of expectations, which sent shares to a new all-time low and at least one Wall Street analyst sees further downside ahead. The Analyst Citi's Stanley Kovler maintains a...
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Citi Lifts Sell Rating Off GoPro
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 2:20pm | 310GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO)'s decision to lower its staff headcount by more than 200 and refocus on its core products and services earned it an upgrade from analysts at Citigroup. Stanley Kovler upgraded shares of GoPro to Neutral/High Risk from Sell/High Risk with a price target raised to $9 from...
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The Street Turns Its Back On Fitbit
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 3:14pm | 330After Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT)'s not-so-disappointing Q3 report but lowered guidance for Q4 and beyond, the market reacted. Shares were trading down nearly 30 percent mid-day Thursday with little or no bounce back after hitting $9 per share. Morgan Stanley Research: Downgraded to Equal Weight...
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Citi Downgrades Fitbit: A 'Not So Happy Holidays'
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 8:25am | 368Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) witnessed a sequential decline in new user take rates in Q3. This suggests slowing unit growth, and recovery seems likely to be “pushed out to the 2017 holiday season,” Citi’s Stanley Kovler said in a report. He downgraded the rating on the company from...
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Infinera Shares Lower As Citi Downgrades To Sell
Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 10:03am | 346Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ: INFN) earnings have provided a positive surprise between 5.0 percent and 29.4 percent in the last four quarters. Its most recent quarter's EPS topped by $0.03, or 16.7 percent. However, that did not deter Citi from downgrading the stock from Neutral to Sell and slashing the...
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Citi Warns On Comtech: 'Significant Hurdles Remain'
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 8:27am | 258While the recent acquisition of TeleCommunication Systems is a positive for Comtech Telecomm. Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), the latter is facing several headwinds, Citi’s Stanley Kovler said in a report. He initiated coverage of Comtech with a Neutral rating and a price target of $13. The TCS...
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Seagate Technology No Longer A Sell At Citi
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 7:50am | 268The HDD industry’s duopolistic structure appears to be improving, given the recent high-capacity enterprise HDD product cycles and the announcement of significant cost reductions at Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX), Citi’s Stanley Kovler said...
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Citi Analysts Expect A Strong Quarter From Fitbit, But See Some Brexit Related Headwinds
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 12:50pm | 289Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) may be poised to deliver a strong quarter in Q2, but investors should expect the Brexit vote to take some of the wind out of the stock’s sails. According to Citi analyst Stanley Kovler, the company’s long-term positive momentum will remain intact. Citi is calling...
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Motorola Solutions Gets A Neutral Rating From Citi
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 8:09am | 258Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) holds a leading position in the $9 billion a year Land Mobile Radio (LMR) market, with 60-70 percent share. Citi’s Stanley Kovler initiated coverage of the company with a Neutral rating and price target of $73. Leading Position Kovler mentioned...
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Each Inch Average TV Screen Size Increases, Corning Gets 7-9 Cents of Earnings
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 7:59am | 247Although Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has reduced its global LCD TV unit growth estimate from 2 percent y/y to 1.5 percent, LCD screen size has a greater impact on revenue and EPS, Citi’s Stanley Kovler said in a report. He initiated coverage of the company with a Buy rating and a price...
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Fitbit: Citigroup Reiterates Buy On Corporate Wellness
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 9:07am | 282Citi’s Stanley Kovler mentioned that Fitbit Inc’s (NYSE: FIT) first Captivate Conference of 2016 focused on driving the adoption of corporate wellness. The analyst maintains a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $30. Corporate Wellness “Although Fitbit has 70 Fortune...
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Brocade Closed The Ruckus Acquisition; Now What?
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 8:14am | 293On May 27, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced that it had completed the acquisition of Ruckus Wireless Inc (NYSE: RKUS). Citi’s Stanley Kovler maintains a Neutral rating on the company, with a price target of $8.50. Deal Price Brocade Communications paid $6.45 in...
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Fitbit's New Products, International Growth Has Citi Buying, But Stock Is Tumbling
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 9:23am | 319Following Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT)'s beat on 1Q earnings release, the shares are down 12 percent, driven by the 2Q EPS guidance implying more back-end loaded seasonality. Citi’s Stanley Kovler reiterated a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $30. Kovler mentioned that the 1Q EPS...
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Citi Is Selling Seagate, Lowers Price Target To $18
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 8:36am | 382Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) reported “expectedly weak” results for F3Q16, while guiding to a revenue decline for F4Q. Citi’s Stanley Kovler maintains a Sell rating on the company, while lowering the price target from $22 to $18. Disappointing Guidance Kovler mentioned the...
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Fitbit: Citi Checks Show 'Significant' Expansion Opportunity After Earnings
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 8:56am | 346Citi’s Stanley Kovler believes that Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) is a “relatively inexpensive” option to play “Out of Favor Tech,” with the share price having plunged over the past three to six months. The analyst reiterated a Buy rating on Fitbit, with a price target of $...