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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported first-quarter results Wednesday afternoon that included an EPS beat; here's how some of the Street analysts covering the tech giant reacted. The Analysts Wells Fargo's Philip Winslow maintains an Outperform rating on Microsoft's...

The small but growing club of American companies valued at $1 trillion or more could soon welcome Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), according to Wedbush. The Analyst Analyst Daniel Ives initiated coverage of Microsoft with an Outperform rating and $140 price target. The Thesis Microsoft...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO), a cloud communications platform, said Monday it reached an agreement to acquire SendGrid Inc (NYSE: SEND), a digital communications platform that specializes in mass e-mailing. Here's a roundup of how some of the Street's analysts reacted to the merger. The Analysts...

At a time when the broader market is showing extreme volatility, investors may want to consider buying Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) as it offers "better defensive positioning." The Analyst Macquarie Research's Sarah Hindlian's upgraded Microsoft from Neutral to Overweight...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered one of the worst single trading day sessions in recent memory Wednesday, while the S&P 500 its first five-day losing streak since late 2016. A "vicious correction is a terrible thing to waste," said CNBC's Jim Cramer. The Time To Buy...

Cybersecurity provider Imperva Inc (NASDAQ: IMPV) agreed Wednesday morning to sell itself to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for an approximate 30-percent premium. What Happened The deal prices Imperva at $55.75 per share; the stock closed at $43 Tuesday. The sale values Imperva at around...

As founder of both Benzinga and the Detroit Fintech Association, Jason Raznick is well-versed in the space. So much so that Merriam-Webster referenced his definition of “fintech” in its entry on the term. According to Raznick’s definition: “The impact that fintech is making...

Cloud communication provider Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is considered a leader within the communications-platform-as-a-service space and is becoming an increasingly vital component for companies to build mobile applications, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst D.A. Davidson's Rishi Jaluria...

Cloud-based online survey facilitator SVMK Inc (NASDAQ: SVMK) was founded in the late 1990s and started trading for the first time as a public company last week. The company's brand may have survived the test of time, but that may also make it a "dinosaur," according to CNBC's Jim...

Shares of Avalara Inc (NYSE: AVLR) are 42 percent off their highs, making the tax software company that started trading on the public markets in June an attractive investment, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.  The Analyst KeyBanc's Brent Bracelin upgraded Avalara from Sector...

Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) CEO Marc Benioff this week introduced a new partnership with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), but his relationship with the iPhone maker goes back decades. What To Know Benioff's relationship with Apple dates back to the 1980s when he worked at the company as a...

Open source solutions provider Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) reported second-quarter results klast week that mark "the bottom" of poor performance in its core enterprise Linux operating system business, CEO Jim Whitehurst told CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Red Hat showed a miss...

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon that make its status as an "elite" cloud software company clear, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.  The Analyst Analyst Brent Bracelin maintained an Overweight rating on...

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS) shares are exhibiting balanced near-term risk-reward after a "successful" IPO earlier this year, according to BTIG. The Analyst BTIG analyst Joel P. Fishbein Jr. downgraded Zscaler from Buy to Neutral. The Thesis Zscaler shares have risen over 60 percent...

Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE: PANW) reported Thursday with a fiscal fourth-quarter report that marks a "healthy" finish to fiscal 2018 and a "solid start" to fiscal 2019, according to UBS. The Analyst Analyst Fatima Boolani maintained a Neutral rating on Palo Alto...