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Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO Q4 results and guidance prove that its AI play was smart. Once a networking giant and now a networking and AI-powered data management platform, the company outperformed its guidance and analysts estimates, raised guidance, and the guidance is likely cautious.
Cisco announced job cuts and a strategic shift towards AI and cybersecurity, aiming for $1 billion in pre-tax savings. Product orders grew 14% year-over-year, indicating recovery from inventory destocking issues. Revenue guidance for FY25 suggests 4.1% growth; DCF analysis values Cisco stock at $55 per share, with downside risks including Splunk integration and limited revenue from growth areas.
Cisco Systems, Inc CSCO stock gained in Wednesday after-hours trading after the company reported upbeat fourth-quarter earnings. The stock price maintained the upward trajectory on Thursday.
While Cisco shares CSCO have pared their morning gains, they're still up 6.9% in afternoon action — which would make for their best single-day percentage increase since Nov. 13, 2020, when they rose 7.1%.
Cisco Systems stock has been stagnant for months, barely reaching $50 despite a recent pop. Revenues down 10% but services revenue up 6% with Splunk contributing $960 million. Margins improved but operating expenses up 12% and net income down 45%, cautious optimism for future Cisco performance.
Cisco shares jumped on Thursday and headed for their best day since March 2020. The company announced Wednesday it's cutting 7% of its workforce and reported quarterly results that beat analyst estimates.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) 4th quarter earnings beat analyst estimates with revenue surpassing $13 billion due to robust customer demand across AI, cloud, and cyber security.
Cisco's (CSCO) fiscal fourth-quarter results reflect weakness in the Networking segment, partially offset by strong Security and Services performance.
Cisco Systems is planning to lay off 7% of its employees, its second round of job cuts this year, as the company shifts its focus to more rapidly growing areas in technology, such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Shares in Cisco Systems (CSCO) jumped in premarket trading Thursday after the technology and networking company released earnings that topped Wall Street's estimates and announced that it's cutting 7% of its global workforce.
Even after last week's nice relief rally, there are several oversold stocks out there that may make sense to buy in mid-August. Whether or not the relief bounce kicks into high gear, it's hard not to act on many names that are close to the cheapest they've been in many months.