Hi Bob - it is unlikely a company would want to hi-light an investment house's opinion, especially a not so favorable one. However, there is a difference between market share and stock price target. The former is a quantifiable measurement of its business performance. The latter is the opinion bestowed upon it by a third party. By any count, the former is a piece of data without any emotional input. Like it or not, If xyz sells 1 million widgets, it is just that, no more and no less. However, if xyz out sold a 1MM widgets more than its nearest competitor, then it is a valuable piece of information if you want to value xyz vis a vis its competitors. OTOH, I can say xyz stk is worth $1 or $100 a share. Neither of the 2 valuations reflects the business worthiness of xyz. Rather, it reflects my opinion of its worthiness. Therefore, xyz is unlikely to waste its time to comment on my opinion. Instead, it'd rather focus its attn on how to maintain its widget selling prowess by telling people that it is gaining the widget mkt shr.
From that perspective, I am happy to see NT did not confuse two --- and I hope its shareholders won't either <G>!
best, Bosco |
