Ericsson to Buy 3Com; Others Hint at Possible Takeover?????
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California Technology Analyst Tells StockHouse.com: Ericsson to Buy 3Com; Others Hint at Possible Takeover
MIAMI, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- California Technology Stock Letter analyst Michael Murphy confirmed in a StockHouse feature interview that his recent Buy recommendation on 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS - news) was based on his expectations that Ericsson would takeover 3Com by year-end. Murphy warned that a weak 3Com Q4, if the company did not meet their earnings expectations, would ''absolutely'' place 3Com into takeover play. Murphy believes that Ericsson met 3Com for buyout talks about ''3 weeks ago.'' Murphy suggested other suitors might include Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia or Lucent.
In a separate interview, Needham & Co. analyst Peter Lieu told StockHouse, in response to a possible takeover by Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia or Lucent, ''...there's tremendous value. I tell people the analogy I draw is that if you have a pretty girl go to a dance and she's all alone and you try to make your bet on who's going to take her home, chances are there will be a lot of interest. But, you can't really pick, who she's going to go home with. I'm looking at a company with $6 billion of sales, and if you take the cash away from the market value -- it's selling at 1X sales? It's a bargain. It's an extraordinary bargain. This is not a crappy company. This is a company that earns gross margins of 47 percent.''
In a StockHouse Special Report, Lehman Brothers analyst Tim Luke told StockHouse, ''They (Ericsson) are definitely looking at a larger acquisition in the equipment base and are specifically interested in 3Com's remote access business.''
The two StockHouse interviews and the StockHouse Special report may be viewed online after 10 a.m. (EDT) at www.stockhouse.com.
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SOURCE: StockHouse Media Corporation
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