Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Broadcom (BRCM); Cutting Estimates and PT

May 2, 2012 9:08 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $36.59 -0.46%

Rating Summary:
    35 Buy, 1 Hold, 2 Sell

Rating Trend: Down Down

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 11 | Down: 18 | New: 13
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Nomura Securities maintains a 'Buy' on Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) price target lowered from $45 to $42.

Analyst, Romit Shah, said, "Broadcom guided Q2 sales of $1.9-2.0 billion, vs. our est. of $2.03 billion, and EPS of $0.45 vs. our est. of $0.50. The core biz is doing well. The problem is NetLogic, which is generating an annual revenue run rate of $350 million, vs our prior est. of $420 million. Our estimates incl. ESO decrease from $0.50 to $0.45 in Q2, from $2.32 to $2.18 in CY12, and from $2.61 to $2.40 in CY13. The decline is driven by lower Q2 guidance and a fall-off in Qualcomm royalties in 2H13. Our $42 PT is based on 17.5x CY13 EPS (incl ESO). We remain positive on shares trading at a 25% discount to peers on ev/sales (12% discount on avg)."

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Broadcom click here. For more ratings news on Broadcom click here.

Shares of Broadcom closed at $36.71 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $27.59-$39.66.


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