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Technology Stocks : F5 Networks, Inc. (FFIV) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (1554)	1/16/2008 7:02:47 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 1801

F5 Networks "hold," target price reduced Wedbush Morgan Securities - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:58:04 PM ET NEW YORK, January 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wedbush Morgan reiterate their "hold" rating on F5 Networks Inc (FFIV.NAS). The target price has been reduced from $41 to $28. F5 Networks "hold," estimates reduced Stifel Nicolaus - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:24:36 AM ET NEW YORK, January 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus & Company maintain their "hold" rating on F5 Networks Inc (FFIV.NAS), while reducing their estimates for the company. In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that checks indicate a continued healthy performance by the company’s 8400 and 8800 products. F5 Networks is benefiting from the inability of Citrix to ship a 10 Gbps box, the analysts say. There is limited visibility into the orders the company would receive in the March quarter from financial services firms, which account for about 17% of the overall revenues, Stifel Nicolaus & Company adds. The EPS estimate for FY08 has been reduced from $0.97 to $0.92. o~~~ O

To: JakeStraw who wrote (1554)	1/17/2008 5:39:42 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 1801

F5: UBS Trims Ests; Sees Weak IT Networking Spending Posted by Eric Savitz - January 17, 2008, 1:37 pm F5 Networks (FFIV) shares are lower today after UBS analyst Saud Masud cut his earnings estimates and price target for the company. Masud chopped his 2008 EPS estimate to 95 cents from $1. For ‘09, he goes to $1.27, from $1.40. His target is now $32, down from $44. Masud says the company’s fourth quarter results should be in line with Street expectations of 21 cents a share. But he says that given the “challenging market environment,” especially in the financial and technology sectors “it is likely that IT spending decisions within key verticals may see some delays and pushouts in ‘08.” He says checks find January is off to a slower start, and that IT networking budgets may be flat to down 15% in the first half, possibly stabilizing in the second half. Masud maintains his Buy rating on the shares, and says that with $475 million in cash, the company could consider buying back shares. o~~~ O