Jefferies Raises PT on Finisar (FNSR) to $24 Following Q1 Results; Excited About New Product Commentary

Jefferies boosted its price target on Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR) from $23 to $24, while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock following first-quarter earnings results.

Jefferies notes that "while ROADM/WSS module sales were disappointing, it appears that the business has finally bottomed...on the positive side, management stated that WSS/ROADM sales are expected to drive most of the organic Q/Q growth in Q2 and mplied that Huawei has placed new orders for WSS modules."

Further, Jefferies was encourage by new product commentary. The firm stated that "these numerous new product cycles, such as tunable XFP and Edge WSS modules, offer potential upside above our estimates." Finisar also had rather solid guidance, to the higher-end of Jefferies estimates.

Accordingly, Jefferies is boosting its outlook. The firm raises second-quarter 2012 earnings from 19 cents to 23 cents per share, and third-quarter from 26 cents to 29 cents per share. Fiscal 2012 earnings moved from 91 cents per share to $1.01 per share. For fiscal 2013, Jefferies upped its earnings view by 10 cents, from $1.55 to $1.65 per share.

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Finisiar is trading nearly 7 percent higher Friday morning.

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