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Pacific Crest Remains Overweight Microsoft Amid $950 Million Restructuring
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 8:16am | 227Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced a $950 million restructuring plan for its smartphone business. Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle maintained an Overweight rating for the company, with a price target of $65. The analyst said the restructuring charges indicated are “...
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PacCrest Taking 'Money Off The Table' At Workday
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 11:11am | 302Workday Inc (NYSE: WDAY) shares have been on an upswing since February. Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle downgraded the rating for the company from Overweight to Sector Weight, citing the stock as among “the most expensive names in SaaS.” Workday’s shares have gained 57...
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Shopify Shares Upgraded By Pacific Crest Following Massive Correction
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 9:55am | 264Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle upgraded the rating on Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) to Overweight, with a price target of $35. Increased Confidence in Shopify “After hosting Shopify's management on an NDR two weeks ago and hearing about the strong momentum in SMB SaaS at our...
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Five9 Shares Climb After Q4 Results, Outlook Top Street View
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 4:26pm | 514Shares of Five9 Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) surged 10 percent after the provider of cloud software for contact centers reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. The company's revenue outlook for the first quarter and full year also topped Street view. The company reported a loss...
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How To Trade The Cloud In 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 10:51am | 339KeyBanc analyst Brendan Barnicle believes 2016 will be another strong year for leading enterprise software stocks. While the large capital expenditure required to compete in the professional cloud space will likely limit competition to the major players already involved, Barnicle believes there...
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PacCrest Lowers Microsoft Estimates, But Considers It Best-Positioned To Transition To The Cloud
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:44am | 290Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) have appreciated 24.3 percent over the past three months, almost touching their 52-week high on December 16 at $56.13. Brendan Barnicle of Pacific Crest has maintained an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $65. The...
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Mindbody Has 30% Upside: Pacific Crest
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 11:01am | 295The share price of MINDBODY Inc (NASDAQ: MB) has appreciated 27.6 percent over the past six months, almost touching its 52-week high on November 23 at $18. Brendan Barnicle of Pacific Crest has reiterated an Overweight rating and price target of $19 on the company. Barnicle believes that...
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Pacific Crest Concerned About Oracle's Financial Model Following Channel Checks
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 10:16am | 261Pacific Crest Securities issued a report on Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) highlighting the company after checks showed Oracle is gaining traction in the cloud. Currently, Pacific Crest rates Oracle as Sector-Weight while a price target is unavailable. Brendan Barnicle and Trevor Upton, analysts...
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Why Pacific Crest Just Downgraded Oracle Stock
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 2:20pm | 294Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares have plummeted 9 percent from a high of above $40 on July 20. Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle downgraded the rating on the company to Sector Weight. A transition year has begun for the company, and there could be increased volatility in its...
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Microsoft Sales 'In Line' With Expectations, PacCrest Says
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 10:24am | 239Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares have soared almost 10 percent over the past month. Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle has maintained an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $55. Despite checks suggesting that customer demand for Windows 10 has been...
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Pacific Crest Analysts See More Partnerships Coming For MindBody
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 1:55pm | 465After hosting the management team of MINDBODY Inc (NASDAQ: MB) on a non-deal roadshow in Boston, analysts at Pacific Crest assure they “have greater confidence in the business model and its opportunity.” They note that, while the TAM at the time of the IPO was $15 billion, it has...
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Pacific Crest Has 'Increased Confidence' In Microsoft's Revenue Outlook
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 10:07am | 359The most recent reseller channel checks indicate that Microsoft is positioned for a strong quarter. Relative strength in Azure and Office 365 have laid the groundwork for a revenue beat from Microsoft. Pacific Crest is remains bullish on Microsoft’s stock. Pacific Crest analyst...
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Market May Be Overreacting To Shopify's Amazon Integration
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 10:47am | 355Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) shares have appreciated 39 percent year-to-date, despite remaining below $30 for over the month, before breaching this mark on September 17. Pacific Crest’s Brendan Barnicle maintained a Sector Weight rating on the company. There is lack of clarity into the...
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Why These Analysts Are Bullish On Opower After Meeting With Management
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 4:37pm | 406Pacific Crest analysts Monika Garg, Brendan Barnicle and Jason Celino recently met with Opower Inc (NYSE: OPWR)’s CFO Thomas Kramer and IR director Charlie Mayer. In a report issued Sunday, they assured that the meetings affirmed their confidence on the company’s growth potential,...
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How The Big Boys Are Playing Salesforce After Earnings
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 1:28pm | 909Shares of salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) were volatile during Thursday's after-market trading session following the company's second-quarter report. Shares initially traded lower to $65.90 before rebounding. The stock opened at $69.00 on Friday and saw buying momentum right after the opening bell...