Acme Packet (APKT) Peers Get Whacked on Warning

Peers of Acme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT) are getting hit today following a nasty profit warning from the communications equipment company.

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Acme Packet said its see non-GAAP EPS between $0.26 and $0.28, versus the consensus of $0.37. They see revenues between $84 million to $86 million, versus the consensus of $93.4 million.

For the year, they see non-GAAP EPS between $1.03 and $1.05, versus its earlier outlook of between $1.14 and $1.18, and the consensus of $1.14. They see revenues between $308 million and $310 million versus the consensus of $318 million.

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