Benchmark Adjusts Numbers on Rackspace (RAX) Lower; See Negatives Short-Lived; Still Attractive Target

June 18, 2012 8:40 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $38.75 +1.95%

Rating Summary:
    8 Buy, 17 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 12 | Down: 28 | New: 13
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Benchmark maintains a 'Buy' on Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) price target of $63.00 (from $66.00).

Analyst, Clayton F. Moran, said, "Rackspace stock is down 29% from its high recently as investors are increasingly concerned about near-term cloud growth. We expect any negative impact of the OpenStack transition to be short-lived and modest. We adjust our estimates to reflect a slightly more conservative scenario. But Rackspace is growing EBITDA 25% to 30% per year and trades at 14x our 2012 estimate. In addition, Rackspace is a possible takeover target."

Moran lowers Q2 revenue estimate from $318 million to $315 million.

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

Shares of Rackspace closed at $42.86 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $30.34-$60.55.


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