Cisco Systems raised annual revenue forecast on Wednesday, a sign of improving demand as the computer networking equipment maker shifts focus to cybersecurity, cloud systems and AI-driven products.
Cisco Systems is scheduled to report earnings after Wednesday's close. In 2000, the stock hit a record high near $82/share and is currently trading near $60/share.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect the company to post earnings of 87 cents a share on revenue of $13.78 billion.
CoreWeave, a cloud provider specializing in Nvidia graphics processing units, announced a $650 million secondary share sale, with Cisco and Pure Storage joining financial investors. The Nvidia-backed startup has committed to spending nearly $9 billion on data center capacity from bitcoin miner Core Scientific.
Daniel Kern says Cisco is "not an exciting growth story," but expects a "good chance for some upside" in its earnings after hours. According to Daniel, its stock can move more sharply to the upside if guidance favors A.I.
Cisco reports their fiscal Q1 '25 financial results after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 13, '24. Analyst consensus expects revenue of $13.77 billion (-6% y-o-y growth), operating income of $4.5 billion (-16% y-o-y growth) and EPS of $0.87 (-22% y-o-y growth). This fiscal Q1 '25 is the last tough “compare” Cisco has against last year's “inventory overhang”, and the forward estimates are looking for better growth from the networking giant. The stock is completely uncorrelated to the S&P 500's bull market over the last 15-17 years, or since the March 9, 2009 generational lows for the S&P 500.
CSCO's first-quarter fiscal 2025 performance is likely to reflect sluggishness in the networking domain, partially offset by growth in the Security business.
Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO climbed on Monday, with its rally expected to carry through year-end as the company prepares to announce Q1 earnings on Wednesday.
Shares of digital communications technology firm Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) are 1.6% higher in pre-market trading following a lofty bull note.
JPMorgan upgraded Cisco to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $66, up from $55. The firm sees "further headroom for upside in the medium term" despite the recent rally in the shares. It sees earnings upgrades for Cisco from the recovery cycle in enterprise networking demand, which JPMorgan says is still in the early stages as evidence from recent earnings reports of peer companies. The stock offers "modest room for upside" to the valuation multiple, particularly during a period with ramping demand momentum, the analyst tells investors in a research note. JPMorgan is mindful that Cisco's quarterly results "can be choppy in the early stages of a recovery" and is more focused on the opportunity for medium-term upsides from the evidence of the cyclical recovery in enterprise networking.
JPMorgan upgraded Cisco to Overweight from Neutral with a $66 price target.
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