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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) announced first-quarter 2017 earnings Thursday after-hours, and it’s safe to say it did not make the company any sell-side friends. BTIG analyst Alan Rifkin is one of those with little positivity for the company, he reiterated a Neutral rating and no...

Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) reported first-quarter non-GAAP net income of $0.56 Tuesday after the market close. The figures came in $0.06 higher than the $0.50 per share in the year-ago period, and the top line grew 19 percent to $677 million. Both metrics were ahead of the consensus estimates. The...

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) are higher by 20 percent year-to-date, which begs the question: can the outperformance continue moving forward? BTIG's Joel Fishbein thinks there is room for further upside as he maintained a Buy rating on Oracle's stock with a $47 price target....

Analysts have grown increasingly bullish on Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) following a first-quarter earnings beat, continuing from an exceptional fiscal 2017 Q4. BTIG analyst Joel Fishbein reiterated a Buy rating while raising its price target from $95 to $120. “[Fiscal Q1] may prove to be a...

H & R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) shares are surging in reaction to the strong fourth-quarter results the company released Tuesday. BTIG noted the results would mean CEO Bill Cobb, who last month announced his departure from the company at the end of July, will bow out in style. Analyst Mark Palmer...

VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE: PAY) shares are taking a beating on Friday following the release of its second-quarter results after the close of trading on Thursday. Expectations Go Lower And Lower ... BTIG in a note commented that management just set the bar lower for the year, even as it was...

As Juno Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: JUNO) continues to trail its peers, BTIG analyst Dane Leone sees the stock falling nearly 50 percent as he downgrades his rating to Sell and set a price target of $12 (see Dane Leone's track record). “The company is trailing peers [Kite Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:...

A solid strategy and great execution have led BTIG analyst, Dane Leone, to upgrade his recommendation on Kite Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: KITE) to Buy, and set a price target of $100. The Core Theses That Sees Upside Over 20% Kita Pharma’s trademark brand, Aix-Cel, should garner approximately 60...

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has been a standout performer for more than a year, according to BTIG.  The IT company reported  first-quarter results after the close Thursday. VMware is "clearly executing well, navigating the initial chapters of the Dell deal nicely, showing promising...

Strong first-quarter results from Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) reflect a strong core business, said BTIG analyst Alan Rifkin.  The retailer reported an operating EPS of $0.15 — above BTIG's $0.14 estimate and the Street estimate of $0.13.  Five Below's first quarter was...