Symantec

According to Morgan Stanley, Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) posted double-digit organic cc billings growth for the first time in over 4-years by the calculations — coming in $275M ahead of cons. — but with an ~$0.06 impact from higher commissions failed to show any leverage from the top-line strength....

Citi is out with its report today on Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), raising its PT from $22 to $24. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Our thesis has been based on margin improvements as M&A dilution subsides and PC OEM fees come in lower. Also we believe stabilization and slight growth in shares...

Bank of America has upgraded Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) from Underperform to Neutral and has raised the price objective from $18 to $22.

Citigroup has raised the price target on Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) from $22 to $24 and maintains its Buy rating.

Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results after the closing bell tomorrow, May 11. Analysts are looking for the company to announce that per-share earnings slipped 10% from a year ago to $0.36. That consensus estimate is unchanged in the past 60 days. The...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) from $18 to $20 and maintains its Market Perform rating.

According to Morgan Stanley, Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) is finding a hidden gem in China. Morgan Stanley reported that the Huawei Symantec JV appears to be much more successful than it had previously thought, sustaining 50% plus growth off a revenue base now likely in excess of $350 million. “We...

Hackers have struck again. As Benzinga readers are already aware, there have been a plethora of recent attacks by hackers on companies and on the NASDAQ itself. Recently, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was the target by China-based hackers. According to Bloomberg, the hackers gained access to highly...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), upgrading SYMC from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Security and Compliance business rose 13% y/y, aided by acquisitions. Storage revenue appears to have bottomed rising 1% y/y, lead by a 5% increase in revenue...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $19 to $22.

Citigroup has upgraded Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $16 to $22.

Yesterday the New York Post reported that activist investors have begun to acquire Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) shares with a goal of unlocking value via a breakup. “We estimate a sum of the parts valuation of $25-27 per share,” Jefferies & Company writes. “Our recent LBO analysis...

RBC Capital is changing the price target of the following companies: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC) $38 to $35 Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) $100 to $103 Visa (NYSE: V) $113 to $100 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) $50 to $55 Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) $17 to $19 ProLogis (NYSE...

At this year's 3 Days In The Valley, Fox Business Anchor Liz Claman explained the difference between their annual conference and other business events. “[We] give you an opportunity to really tell your business story -- not hammer you for two and a half minutes with people yelling at you and asking...

Seven companies were hosted at Deutsche Bank's 2010 Technology Conference, including Checkpoint (NYSE: CKP), CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA), Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), Dolby (NYSE: DLB), Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN), DTS (NASDAQ: DTSI), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). News and data points included: Microsoft...