Needham & Company Maintains a 'Buy' on Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI); Q1 Preview: Lowering Expectations
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4 Buy, 10 Hold, 1 Sell
Rating Trend:
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Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 14 | Down: 14 | New: 19
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Needham & Company maintains a 'Buy' on Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) price target of $62.00.
Analyst, Laura Martin, said, "We are lowering our 1Q12 estimates to reflect more modest growth in advertising, as well as higher programming costs in 1H12. As a result of these revisions, we now estimate 1Q12 revenues of $522mm, up 9% y/y over 1Q11 restated revenue and 1% below our previous estimates, Operating Income of $188mm, down 8% y/y and 18% below our previous estimates, and Operating EPS of $0.62, up 5% y/y and 11% below our previous estimates...we are also lowering our FY12 estimates for revenue by 1.3% to $2.273B, and EPS from Operations by 2.2% to $3.17."
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Shares of Scripps Networks Interactive closed at $48.69 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $33.82-$52.37.
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Analyst, Laura Martin, said, "We are lowering our 1Q12 estimates to reflect more modest growth in advertising, as well as higher programming costs in 1H12. As a result of these revisions, we now estimate 1Q12 revenues of $522mm, up 9% y/y over 1Q11 restated revenue and 1% below our previous estimates, Operating Income of $188mm, down 8% y/y and 18% below our previous estimates, and Operating EPS of $0.62, up 5% y/y and 11% below our previous estimates...we are also lowering our FY12 estimates for revenue by 1.3% to $2.273B, and EPS from Operations by 2.2% to $3.17."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Scripps Networks Interactive click here. For more ratings news on Scripps Networks Interactive click here.
Shares of Scripps Networks Interactive closed at $48.69 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $33.82-$52.37.
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