Stuart Jeffrey

Upside, if any, in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s share price in the next few quarters will get driven by the company's watch product, according to an analyst Tuesday. But the Apple Watch is "a solution in search of a problem," according to the analyst, Nomura's Stuart...

Nomura Equity Research on Friday issued a report on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ahead of its April 27 results announcement. Nomura rates Apple as Neutral with a $129 price target. Analyst Stuart Jeffery wrote, "We expect Apple to raise its total cash return target through to end CY2015 from $130...

In a report published Tuesday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey commented that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) pricing of its new products were "impressive," but the features "less so." Jeffrey noted that a strong health monitoring capability and contextually predictive information display capability...

Nomura raised its price target on Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Thursday from $29 to $32 and maintained a Buy rating following the company’s Q2 earnings release. 
Analyst Stuart Jeffrey noted that the company’s shares trade at a 28 percent discount to the market, however, its...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will report fiscal Q1 earnings after the market close on Tuesday. The Street expects revenue to come in at $67.69 billion with EPS of $2.60. Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um raised the firm’s estimates above consensus on Monday to $69.1 billion in revenue with EPS...

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) first earnings miss in seven quarters may not signal a change in its long-term growth trend according to several analysts Thursday. Shares of the company opened sharply lower and traded recently at $111.85, off more than 11 percent. F5 said Wednesday that...

Nomura reiterated its Neutral rating on BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) Monday and cut its price target from $10.60 to $10.30. Analyst Stuart Jeffrey felt the company has a “rocky road to recovery” and he continued to look for “reasons to be more positive.” “The...

Nomura Securities kept its Neutral rating on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but did raise the price target from $95 to $104. In a note out Monday morning, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey touched on valuation and EPS growth, saying that shares of Apple, although not expensive, are trading toward the upper...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) gained nine percent after opening sharply higher Friday when it posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss. Despite BlackBerry's relatively rosy first-quarter revenue of $966 million and an adjusted loss of $0.11 per share, analysts were largely unmoved. But...

In a report published Thursday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey downgraded F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) from Buy to Neutral, raising its price target to $111.00 from $100.00. According to the report, the analysts cite that they may be a little premature in their downgrade as positive momentum could...

In a report published Thursday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey upgraded Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) to Buy from Neutral, raising its price target to $72.00 from $65.00. According to the report, the upgrade follow the view that MSI is a solid and steady performer with buybacks alone driving EPS...

In a report published Thursday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey reiterated a Buy rating on Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), but lowered the price target from $27.50 to $24.50. In the report, Nomura noted, “Cisco reported slightly better-than-expected Q1 EPS of 53c vs consensus of 51c, with strong gross...

In a report published Wednesday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey reiterated a Neutral rating on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and raised the price target from $480.00 to $513.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “Apple announced a new 9.7” iPad, as expected, and a new iPad mini with Retina screen (a positive,...

In a report published Monday, Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey reiterated a Neutral rating on BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), but lowered the price target from $10.00 to $9.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “BlackBerry pre-announced Q2 headline results, saying that revenues will be around $1.6bn (...