Needham & Company Maintains a 'Buy' on CBS (CBS): Q1 Preview

March 28, 2012 7:30 AM EDT
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Needham & Company maintains a 'Buy' on CBS (NYSE: CBS) price target of $37.00.

Analyst, Laura Martin, said, "We are raising our estimates for CBS. We are raising our 1Q12 revenue estimate to $3.78B, up 8% y/y (up 1% from our previous estimates), our OIBDA estimate to $710mm, up 23% y/y (up 1% from our previous estimates), and our EPS from Operations estimate to $0.44, up 52% y/y (up $0.01 from our previous estimates). We are raising our 1Q12 estimates for CBS to reflect the following changes: We are raising our estimates for the Entertainment division - revenue and OIBDA are up 2% versus previous estimates - to reflect a stronger than expected ad market as well as better results from CBS’s streaming deals announced last year."

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Shares of CBS closed at $32.50 yesterday.


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