James Faucette

On Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) a stay in a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case. While news of the FTC’s pause is encouraging, prospects of divestment from China and the so-far unsuccessful search for a chief financial officer are...

The U.S.-China trade war complicated analysts’ assessments of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)’s fourth quarter and outlook, with little consensus emerging on the stock’s near-term future. Cisco reported a slight earnings beat but it came with weaker-than-expected guidance that...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) took a huge 15% hit on Friday after the company reported lackluster second-quarter numbers and issued disappointing guidance. Square reported second-quarter gross payment volume of $26.8 billion, slightly missing consensus analyst expectations of $26.9 billion. In addition,...

Sell-side analysts remain mostly optimistic about the long-term possibilities for QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) once the switch to 5G cell phone technology gets really going, despite a drop in share price, short-term headwinds from 4G sales and questions about royalties and legal issues. The...

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) demonstrated positive operational leverage in the second quarter, despite weaker headline numbers, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley’s James Faucette maintained an Overweight rating on PayPal with a price target of $129. The Thesis...

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) made four net additions of U.S. top 500 internet retailers in the second quarter versus Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s two merchant adds and Bitcoin’s flat performance, according to Morgan Stanley.  The Analyst James Faucette...

Online lending platform LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) released a regulatory SEC filing which shows a weaker-than-expected loan volume growth, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst James Faucette maintained an Equal-weight rating on LendingClub with a price target lowered from $23.75 to $17....

Owning a position in Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is "still worth the noise" as there are three paths for the stock to move as high as $120 per share under a bull-case scenario, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's James Faucette maintains an Overweight rating on...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) reported first-quarter results that came in better than expected, but management's second-quarter guidance missed on the top- and bottom-line. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print and outlook. The Analysts Bank Of America...

Checks indicate Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) should easily meet expectations in the current quarter and could continue to gain share going ahead, but its stock already reflects these positives following a recent rebound, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst James Faucette downgraded...

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is up nearly 50 percent in the last five trading sessions since announcing a settlement with Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). One Wall Street analyst said now is not the time to be cashing out of Qualcomm. The Analyst Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette upgraded Qualcomm...

After years of legal disputes about patents and royalties, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) finally reached an agreement on Tuesday. Apple agreed to pay Qualcomm an undisclosed amount of cash, and Qualcomm agreed to a chipset supply deal that presumably means Qualcomm...

BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) CEO John Chen said Friday after the company's fourth-quarter report its turnaround is complete. The transition from smartphone maker to software and services should result in the company seeing year-over-year growth in all four quarters. Here is a summary of how...

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced Monday a deal to acquire privately held NGINX, which provides an open-source software going by the same name, for $670 million in cash. The Analysts Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold maintained a Market Perform rating on F5 Networks. JPMorgan analyst...

Networking developer Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) has reached an agreement to acquire Mist Systems, a cloud-managed wireless network solution company often described as "the Waze for Wi-Fi" for $405 million. The Analysts Piper Jaffray's James Fish maintains a Neutral...