IT

While security analytics name Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD) is positioned for growth over the coming years, it isn't reason enough to be a buyer of the stock, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst D.A. Davidson's Mark Kelleher initiated coverage of Rapid7's stock with a Neutral...

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is teaming up with BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) to offer enterprises a solution that combines BlackBerry's expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft's cloud and productivity products. What Happened As part of the new partnership...

This year is a turning point for Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) as it works to grow revenues and gross profits during a transition to a disaggregated model for hardware and software in campus switching, according to Goldman Sachs.  The Analyst Goldman analyst Rod Hall initiated...

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW)'s stock soared higher by more than 50 percent in 2017, but there's room left for growth, according to a proprietary Cowen survey.   The Analyst Cowen's Gregg Moskowitz upgraded VMware's stock rating from Market Perform to Outperform with a price...

Somewhere between last year’s clown hauntings and this year’s theatrical release of Stephen King’s “It,” Burger King saw an opportunity. An opportunity to torment its clown-touting foe. The Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) chain is leveraging the globe...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley turned less bearish on two movie theater chain names amid a view that competition from streaming video platforms and a disappointing summer box office are overdone and already priced into the stock. Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne upgraded Regal Entertainment (...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank turned incrementally bearish on F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) after conducting first-hand research that points to worse than expected weakness. The firm's Vijay Bhagavath maintains a Sell rating on F5 Networks' stock with a price target lowered from $100 to $90....

“I’m funny how? Like I’m funny like a clown? I’m here to amuse you? I make you laugh?” Nope, that’s not a line from the killer-clown hit “It,” but a bit of menacing dialogue from one of the many, many memorable scenes in Martin Scorsese's...

Time Warner Inc's (NYSE: TWX) “It” slaughtered expectations and took in a second-weekend toll that defied the usual drop-off for hit horror movies, leading another killer weekend at the box office. Holy It “‘It’ continues to set a new standard for what is...

Audiences, hungry for something they could sink their teeth into during a bad summer at the box office, were in the mood to be scared “It”-less. "It," the $35-million movie about a kid-killing clown, blew away early predictions and took in $123 million for Time Warner Inc (...

The first-quarter reporting season is done and dusted. And the tidings were mostly positive, evident from the strong run up in the major averages since the commencement of the first quarter reporting season, which is generally early-to-mid April. Market Warms To Reporting Season Since April 10,...

Jefferies analysts led by Amit Singh believe Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE: BAH) is best positioned in the cybersecurity space. This was the outcome of the "Deep Dive On Cybersecurity" call the brokerage hosted last week. The four analysts believe Booz Allen Hamilton is set to take...

Wells Fargo reiterated its Outperform rating on CSRA Inc (NYSE: CSRA), saying the company is "different than other government service providers." "CSRA's primary (75–80 percent of revenue) focus on IT provides them unique positioning, and a significant headstart (in our view), as the client...

On Monday, Drexel Hamilton issued a note on the IT hardware and software industry, specifically highlighting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) as being well positioned to benefit from the Internet-of-Things (IoT) trend. Brian White, an analyst at Drexel Hamilton,...

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) are nearly flat over the past three months, but are higher by more than 11 percent over the past year. Cisco is scheduled to report its first quarter 2016 (October ending) results after Thursday's market close. Wall Street analysts are mostly mixed...