Fortinet (FTNT) Mid-Q Checks Indicate Positive Quarter - Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analyst, Shaul Eyal, reiterated his Outperform rating and $50 PT on Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) following a round of mid-Q checks with 24 VARs. No change to $50 PT.

Key Points:

1) FTNT is on track to at least meet 2Q guidance. We note that linearity trends continue to normalize (~25/30/45%) vs. 1H15 panic buying mode; therefore, our positive view will be revisited

2) Geographical performance is replicable to recent quarters, indicating a slight upside in Europe (~36% of revs) and stable growth in the US

3) Initial reception of new FortiGate 2000 & 6000 NGFW products is positive, on top of ongoing strength in high-end appliances (FortiGate 3000 & 5000).

They view FTNT's recent tuck-in acquisition of AccelOps as a logical platform expansion complementary to FTNT's new Security Fabric architecture.

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Shares of Fortinet closed at $34.78 yesterday.

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