Motorola

You wouldn't think that Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), one of the most embattled retailers in the nation, could ever pose a threat to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But after gaining nearly 30%, B&N announced that its new app store had sold and/or given away one million apps. Compared to Apple's App...

Oppenheimer commented on SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) and Motorola (NYSE: MMI) in a report released today. In the report, Oppenheimer was mixed in its assessment. Oppenheimer writes on SanDisk, “SanDisk has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pliant Tech., a developer of enterprise solid state...

A recent report by Jefferies previews some of the top telecom and wireless equipment companies, including: Motorola (NYSE: MMI), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Dragonwave (NASDAQ: DRWI), and Brightpoint (NASDAQ: DRWI). Motorola will report first quarter earnings on April 28th and are expecting...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't exactly soaring on the news of the iPad 2, and many investors want to know why. “In covering these events for the past eight years, this is typical,” Gene Munster, a senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, told Bloomberg this morning. Munster said that there is...

BGR reports (via DigiTimes) that HTC is prepping a new Android 2.3-powered tablet (codenamed Flyer) for release in March. If this info proves to be true, HTC will beat Research in Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) PlayBook – the most anticipated tablet since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad – to market. The...

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) issued preliminary 1Q11 guidance for Mobile Devices and Home at an investor conference, “which in aggregate was below our prior estimates for these businesses,” Goldman Sachs reports. “The company expects Mobile Devices to report an operating loss for 1Q11 vs. our prior...

Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage on the following companies: TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) with a Hold rating. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) with a Buy rating and $11 price target. Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) with a Hold rating. Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) with a Sell rating.

In stark contrast to Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT) adamantly stated that it is not seeing any slowdown in government spending, Citigroup reports. “Management believes even though Motorola Solutions may sell to same general end market, there are important differences: MOT...

In a preview of communications technology, Goldman Sachs has rated several corporations within this space. “We expect F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) to report a strong F4Q (Sep.), with our sales/EPS estimate of $252 mn/$0.73 above the Street at $248 mn/$0.71,” Goldman Sachs writes. “However we...

Morgan Keegan has published a research report on communications technology. In the report, Morgan Keegan writes "Specialty technology distributor, ScanSource (NASDAQ: SCSC), announced last night that its September quarter revenues would come in around $628 million, up +29% Y/Y and 11% above...

Citigroup has issued a research report on Motorola (NYSE" MOT) and is downgrading the company from Buy to Hold. In the report, Citigroup writes "We are downgrading Motorola from Buy to Hold. Motorola shares have increased +32% since July (+11% YTD) vs. the S&P500 up 12% (4% YTD). MOT stock is...

RBC Capital Markets has reiterated the ratings for the following companies: Targa Resources (NYSE: NGLS) Outperform, price target raised from $29 to $30 Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Sector Perform, price target raised from $9 to $10 Mednax (NYSE: MD) Outperform, price target raised from $62 to $66...

Jefferies & Co. has published a research report for Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and is anxious over the risks from Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) Launch. In the report, Jefferies writes "Our Hold rating on MOT is primarily due to the imminent launch of the iPhone at Verizon and our...

Oppenheimer's Datatimes Report included these items of interest: 1. AT&T (NYSE: T) announced that Matthew Rose will join its board of directors. Mr. Rose also serves on the board of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) and had previously served on the board of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a Berkshire...

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled a new smartphone version of its handsets that feature a popular Chinese handwriting technology, in hopes that the company can make a comeback in China, where it was once the market leader. Motorola's Ming handsets were introduced in 2006 as phones designed for...