Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Neutral' on Riverbed Technology (RVBD); Cutting Numbers After Q1 Review

April 20, 2012 10:56 AM EDT
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Nomura Securities maintains a 'Neutral' on Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) price target lowered from $28 to $25.

Analyst, Stuart Jeffrey, said, "Cut PT to $25, to reflect the cut to our earnings estimates; cut F12E/F13E/F14E EPS from $1.05/$1.41/$1.69 to $0.98/$1.27/$1.58, respectively. Q1 results were in line with guidance, and Q2 guidance implies that the disruption is set to continue for one more quarter. Lowered guidance has raised concerns that the market is maturing and slowing. We do not expect margins to be a material upside driver of earnings in 2012, as we believe management is more focused on driving revenue growth than preserving margins. We expect the stock to remain range-bound in the low to mid $20 range for the foreseeable future."

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Shares of Riverbed Technology closed at $27.86 yesterday.


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