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Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares have surged 7 percent in the last one month, rising from a low of $36.60 on October 21. FBR & Co’s Daniel H. Ives downgraded the rating on the company from Outperform to Market Perform, while maintaining the price target at $44. Growth...

Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained nearly 9 percent over the past month. Investors and Wall Street analysts may have become frustrated with what they assumed to be a diminished growth prospect and declining share price. Daniel Ives of FBR commented in a note that Apple's...

The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) spin-off that takes place next week is the next step in the company’s turnaround plan. Hewlett-Packard joins several other tech blue chips that are fighting to compete in the modern landscape. FBR & Co believes that 2016 will be a...

Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were trading higher by 1.68 percent at $116.48 early Wednesday morning. The company reported upbeat results in its fourth-quarter (September ending) print. Wall Street analysts remained mostly bullish. Shares of Apple were highly volatile ahead of...

Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) are up 19.52 percent year-to-date, while those of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) have declined 15.05 percent during the same period. Barton Crockett of FBR & Co. has maintained an Outperform rating on both companies, with a price target of $124 for Walt...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are down 18 percent since July 20, when they touched a high of $132. FBR & Co’s Daniel H. Ives maintained an Outperform rating on the company. The company has made good progress on the Apple Music front and is likely to launch a streaming service...

Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) shares have risen 30.49 percent over the past three months, reaching a high of $21.98 on October 6. Barton Crockett of FBR & Co. has maintained an Underperform rating on the company. Crockett believes that a settlement associated with the litigated...

This weekend’s box office numbers fell well short of last year’s weekend total. “The Martian” was the big weekend winner, while “Pan” was the biggest loser. October comps could continue to be difficult, but November and December promise to be strong...

The share price of EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has increased 16.87 percent over the past month, reaching a high of $27.863 on Friday. Daniel H. Ives of FBR & Co. has maintained a Market Perform rating on the company. The “historic” merger with Dell Inc. was completed...

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) shares have been volatile year-to-date and have lost 8 percent during this period. FBR's Daniel H. Ives maintained a Market Perform rating on the company. Talks with Dell Inc for a possible deal could be a “bad dream” for EMC shareholders,...

On Friday, SolarWinds Inc (NYSE: SWI) announced that, responding to an “unsolicited expression of interest from a third party,” its board has started to review strategic alternatives. In a report issued on the same day, FBR analyst Daniel H. Ives shared a few thoughts on the issue and...

In a report issued Tuesday, FBR analyst Daniel H. Ives shares his takeaways from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s Windows 10 Devices Event. The firm maintains an Outperform rating on Microsoft. Microsoft shares are up about 0.7 percent on Tuesday trading. Ives attended Microsoft'...