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Rosenblatt Downgrades Yahoo! (YHOO) to Sell

February 3, 2016 9:04 AM EST

Rosenblatt downgraded Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from Neutral to Sell.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Yahoo! click here. For more ratings news on Yahoo! click here.

Shares of Yahoo! closed at $29.06 yesterday.

Yahoo! (YHOO) Core Only 12% of Value - Macquarie

February 3, 2016 8:46 AM EST

Macquarie analyst, Ben Schachter, reaffirmed his Outperform rating on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) since he believes the core operating business means little in the overall company valuation. For this reason, he reiterated an Outperform rating with a reduced PT of $33 (from $37). That said, he is concerned that the vast majority of EBITDA is coming from search and he believes the company will not be able to maintain marketshare as the world moves to mobile.

YHOO remains a stock driven by the value of its Asia assets and the... More

RBC Capital Lowers Yahoo! (YHOO) PT to $33

February 3, 2016 8:16 AM EST

RBC Capital analyst, Mark Mahaney thinks that shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) have bottomed out here but he recognizes that the stock price won't bottom until fundamentals do. Reducing PT to $33 from $42 and maintaining the Sector Perform rating.

YHOO reported Q4 Net Revenue of $1.00B, about 5% above RBC & Street estimates & the guidance high-end. Still, Net Revenue declined 15% Y/Y, which implies deteriorating asset risk. EBITDA of $215MM came in around 13% ahead of RBC... More

Axiom Capital Downgrades Yahoo! (YHOO) to Hold

February 3, 2016 8:11 AM EST

Axiom Capital downgraded Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $32.00 (from $44.00).

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Yahoo! click here. For more ratings news on Yahoo! click here.

Shares of Yahoo! closed at $29.06 yesterday.

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Yahoo! (YHOO) Is Setting Itself Up for a Breakup - SunTrust's Peck

February 3, 2016 7:59 AM EST

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst, Bob Peck, thinks that layoffs, writedowns, asset sales and a new strategy set the stage for a Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) sale. He goes further to state that the core is valued at a negative amount and shareholders would benefit if the company gave the core away for free due to the fair value attribution of the investments. No change to Buy rating or $40 PT.

Yahoo's 4Q report had a lot of new information on cost cutting, asset sales, writedowns, and... More

Mizuho Securities Cuts Price Target on Yahoo! (YHOO) to $29 Following Weak 2016 Guidance

February 3, 2016 7:26 AM EST

Mizuho Securities maintained a Neutral rating on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), and cut the price target to $29.00 (from $32.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. YHOO reported 4Q gross rev of $1.27b, 7% higher than the MSUSA and consensus estimate of $1.19b. The company laid out... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Suffers from a Lack of Focus - BMO

February 3, 2016 7:22 AM EST

BMO Capital Market analyst, Daniel Salmon, cut Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) price target in a largely expected Neutral quarter. The key question for the analyst is how the company can focus on one monetization strategy when it is pursuing three. PT drops to $32, no change to Market Perform rating.

Yahoo! announced several strategic re-organization initiatives, including a 15% workforce reduction that will help yield $400 million in run-rate savings; it... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Numbers Cut at Evercore ISI on Poor Familiar Trends

February 3, 2016 7:16 AM EST

Evercore ISI analyst Ken Sena reiterated a Hold rating and trimmed his price target on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) to $37.00 (from $40.00) following lackluster results and another restructuring.

Sena commented, "Yahoo! reported a quarter with many familiar trends. For over two years now, Yahoo provided a major quarterly step down in its core EBITDA guidance, with $110mm (midpoint) a 52% decrease from the prior year, a... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Guidance Falls Short - FBR

February 3, 2016 7:00 AM EST

FBR analyst, William Bird, thinks that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) light outlook will overshadow the strong quarter and investors may be concerned that prolonging a split or sale, could further erode Yahoo's market cap. No change to Outperform rating but the price target moves to $37 from $44.

YHOO appears to be signaling an openness to talk with potential acquirers. Yahoo indicated that the board also believes that exploring additional strategic alternatives, in parallel... More

Susquehanna Cuts Price Target on Yahoo! (YHOO) to $40 as Core Struggles Continue

February 3, 2016 6:53 AM EST

Susquehanna maintained a Positive rating on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), and cut the price target to $40.00 (from $41.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. Search and Other revenue drove revenue ex TAC to beat consensus by 6%. Lower opex also helped EBITDA, which came in 15% ahead of... More

Cowen Trims PT on Yahoo! (YHOO) to $32 Following Q4 Results, Outlook, Streamlining

February 3, 2016 6:28 AM EST

Cowen and Company lowers its price target on Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) from $35 to $32 following Q4 results and restructuring plan announced on Tuesday night.

Analyst John Blackledge commented, Although headline numbers in 4Q beat our forecasts, we found little to recommend in this report... More

After-Hours Stock Movers 02/02: (BOOT) (WNC) (MYGN) Higher; (CMG) (ATW) (YHOO) Lower (more...)

February 2, 2016 5:52 PM EST

Boot Barn Holdings (NYSE: BOOT) 13.6% HIGHER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.45, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.44. Revenue for the quarter came in at $194 million versus the consensus estimate of $192.13 million. Consolidated same store sales (which include e-commerce and Sheplers sales) declined 2.0%, with Boot Barn and Sheplers performing similarly; GUIDANCE: Boot Barn Holdings sees Q4 2016 EPS of $0.11-$0.13, versus the consensus of $0.13. Boot Barn Holdings sees FY2016 EPS of $0.71-$0.73, versus the consensus of $0.73.

Wabash National (NYSE: WNC) 9.7%... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Says Charles Schwab to Resign from Board

February 2, 2016 4:52 PM EST

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) disclosed the following on Tuesday:

On January 28, 2016, Charles Schwab notified Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo) that he was resigning from Yahoos Board of Directors (the Board) effective February 2, 2016. Mr. Schwab is resigning due to his other professional commitments and... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Takes $4.46B Non-Cash Goodwill Impairment Charge on Tumblr, Etc.

February 2, 2016 4:52 PM EST

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) disclosed it recorded a $4,461 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge as a result of annual goodwill impairment test conducted in the fourth quarter of 2015.

"We concluded that the carrying value of our U.S. & Canada, Europe, Latin America and Tumblr reporting units... More

Yahoo to explore strategic alternatives alongside spin-off

February 2, 2016 4:45 PM EST

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) said on Tuesday it was exploring strategic alternatives in addition to the continued pursuit of the reverse spin-off of its Internet business.

Yahoo said it would simplify its product portfolio and that it had begun to explore divesting... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Guides Q1, FY16 Revenue Below Views

February 2, 2016 4:39 PM EST

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) sees Q1 revenue of $820 - $860 million, ex. TAC, and adjusted EBITDA of $100 - $120 million. The Street is at Q1 revenue of $907.8 million and adjusted EBITDA of $181 million.

The company sees FY16 revenue of $3.4 - $3.6 billion, ex. TAC, and adjusted EBITDA of... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) to Pursue Reverse Spin and Explore Non-Strategic Asset Divestitures; Cut 15% of Workforce

February 2, 2016 4:35 PM EST

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will announce today an aggressive strategic plan to simplify the company, narrowing its focus on areas of strength to better fuel growth, drive revenue and increase efficiency in 2016 and beyond.

Collectively, the strategic plan aims to:

Improve consumer and advertiser product quality and grow daily active users (DAUs)Drive continued growth in revenue realized through Mavens (mobile, video, native and social) to $1.8 billion this year,Improve profitability to reach an adjusted... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Reports In-Line Q4 EPS; Announces Strategic Growth Plans, Explore Divestitures

February 2, 2016 4:30 PM EST

(Updated - February 2, 2016 4:31 PM EST)

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported Q4 EPS of $0.13, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Highlights

Mavens Revenue:

Q4 2014

Q4 2015 Full Year 2014... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Will Announce Plans to Explore Strategic Alternatives

February 2, 2016 3:21 PM EST

Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) to say its exploring strategic alternatives, according to Dow Jones. The company will report Q4 results after markets close today.

Shares of Yahoo! are down 0.4 percent, but did spike higher on the... More

Wall Street slides with Exxon, oil; Chipotle dips after close

February 2, 2016 7:25 AM EST

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday after another steep fall in oil prices and a disappointing spending forecast from Exxon Mobil.

Shares of Exxon (NYSE: XOM) fell 2.2 percent to $74.59 after the oil major reported its smallest quarterly profit in more than a decade, forecast a 25-percent drop in capital spending from 2015 levels and suspended share repurchases.

With Exxon, "not only did the earnings disappoint people, but the fact that they slashed capex so much and they (suspended) their share repurchase program. It's a... More