Needham & Company Maintains a 'Buy' on Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI); Q1 Preview: Lowering Expectations

Needham & Company maintains a 'Buy' on Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) price target of $62.00.

Analyst, Laura Martin, said, "We are lowering our 1Q12 estimates to reflect more modest growth in advertising, as well as higher programming costs in 1H12. As a result of these revisions, we now estimate 1Q12 revenues of $522mm, up 9% y/y over 1Q11 restated revenue and 1% below our previous estimates, Operating Income of $188mm, down 8% y/y and 18% below our previous estimates, and Operating EPS of $0.62, up 5% y/y and 11% below our previous estimates...we are also lowering our FY12 estimates for revenue by 1.3% to $2.273B, and EPS from Operations by 2.2% to $3.17."

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Shares of Scripps Networks Interactive closed at $48.69 yesterday.

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