Goldman Sachs Upgrades
Nokia
"This morning, Goldman took its buy rating on Nokia stock
and transformed it into a conviction buy, arguing that investors
reacted positively to the patent licensing news -- but not
positivelyenough. Priced south of $6 a
share today, Goldman says this deal makes Nokia stock worth at
least $7.20 a share."
fool.com/in...ahoo-2
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That MF (and I mean......Motley Fool) report is pretty cogent.
But Eric's sales fell 11%, the exact figure MF cites that NOK has
said it will not exceed in earnings growth in the over the next 5
years. But it almost all appears fairly laid out.....this Q's
earnings call will not be terribly happy, and my guess would be
that even though that might be a short term time horizon, the
street has been very unforgiving of long term predictions vs. short
term performance. May be a buying op - but....it seems to me a bit
worrisome that the whole industry, and particularly EU sales
growth, is under a cloud of suspicion. I'm very glad to hear
Goldman has put a conviction buy on it, but I'm not sure how that
plays out vs. results in the short term. A number of anaysts who
did that with INFN seem fairly foolish now, and at least my stock
portfolio is substantially lighter for it.
Read a story that there are 'vague' rumors of a buyout involving
Ciena and F5. I expect they'll dissipate soon enough.
Also, Schwab seems to have initiated coverage of ATVI with an
'A' rating. But Schwab's research sucks - very close to
worthless.
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Author:
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Jam
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Off Topic
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Sentiment:
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Neutral
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Date:
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07/21/16 at 2:01 PM CDT
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I am also glad to read that Goldman has become quite bullish on
NOK. I too happen to think that their assertion that NOK is a
$7.20 stock is in line with my thinking. The stock was
trading at that level when the Aribtration news came out and the
brutal punishment started. Now that the news of revenues in
the Technologies division is in line with what had been expected
prior to the arbitration outcome, the stock rightfully belongs in
that price range. Then there are the potential for synergies being
lifted on subsequent quarters, which will stabilize gross margins
and cash flow levels. BTW, Merril Lynch also has a very
bullish view on NOK over the long term.
I believe that Suri has set the bar low enough such that the
stock should be lifted once the quarterly results are posted in
early August.
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Author:
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LongTerm
CapGains
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Off Topic
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Neutral
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07/21/16 at 2:18 PM CDT
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