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Blackberry (BBRY): Analyst Looks Beyond the BB10 Launch

April 1, 2013 12:48 PM EDT

Blackberry (Nasdaq: BBRY) recently reported Q4 results, with EPS beating estimates driven by improved gross margin. In order to keep the ball rolling, the company needs to focus on service innovations, in the view analysts at TD Securities.

"First, we model the enterprise base expanding to... More

BlackBerry (BBRY) CEO Heins Won't Comment on M&A Speculation

March 28, 2013 2:15 PM EDT

On CNBC today, BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY) CEO Thorsten G. Heins declined to comment on M&A speculation, but did say there was a "lot of interest" in the BlackBerry 10 platform. He mentioned earlier that BlackBerry might be interested in doing some licensing deals with the... More

BlackBerry (BBRY) in the Black; Byron Capital Sings Praises

March 28, 2013 11:47 AM EDT

Analysts continue to shine praise on smartphone BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) after a better-than-expected fourth quarter, specifically on the margin side.

Byron Capital's Tom Astle noted that unit shipments - 1 mil BB10, 5 mil BB7 - were in-line with his expectations.... More

BlackBerry (BBRY) Margins Will Trigger Broad Increases in Consensus Forecasts - Nomura

March 28, 2013 9:41 AM EDT

Nomura Securities analyst Stuart Jeffrey said he expects BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) better-than-expected Q4 profitability to trigger broad increases in consensus forecasts, driven by higher margin expectations. Still, the analyst maintained a Neutral rating and downside $10 price target at this point.

Some key highlights to the quarter, according to the analyst:
5% miss to consensus revenues
910bp beat to consensus gross margin
In... More

BlackBerry (BBRY) CEO Heins: Majority of Z10 Customers from Other Platforms, Open to Licensing

March 28, 2013 8:30 AM EDT

On the company's conference call Thursday, BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins alluded to "possible licensing" of the BlackBerry 10 operating system. He noted that about 60 carriers are carrying the Z10. Heins said that the U.S. accounted for 14 percent of sales and U.K. sales improved 13... More