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BlackBerry Ltd T.BB

Alternate Symbol(s):  BB

BlackBerry Limited is a Canada-based company, which provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The Company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety, and data privacy and specializes in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security, encryption, and embedded systems. It operates in three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. Cybersecurity consists of BlackBerry UEM and Cylance cybersecurity solutions (collectively, BlackBerry Spark), BlackBerry AtHo, and BlackBerry SecuSUITE. The Company’s endpoint management platform includes BlackBerry UEM, BlackBerry Dynamics, and BlackBerry Workspaces solutions. The IoT consists of BlackBerry QNX, BlackBerry Certicom, BlackBerry Radar, BlackBerry IVY and other Internet of things (IoT) applications. Licensing and Other consists of the Company’s intellectual property arrangements and settlement award.


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Post by 50centdollarson Dec 03, 2012 8:46am
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Canaccord Downgrade

Canaccord Downgrade

https://business.financialpost.com/2012/12/03/rim-downgraded-as-analyst-says-fundamentals-dont-support-share-gains/

“While we believe BB10 is a dramatically improved user experience versus BB7 and RIM’s new hardware is more competitive with higher-end smartphones, our checks do not indicate the consumer pull, carrier push, or developer excitement necessary for BlackBerry 10 to reverse the challenging trends faced by RIM in order to return the company to sustained profitability,” Mr. Walkley told clients.

Re: consumer pull, it's no surprise there isn't much yet, since Blackberry hasn't done any advertising yet. The consumer isn't going to "pull" for something if they aren't aware of it yet.

Re: carrier push, what Mr. Walkley is hearing appears to be dramatically different from what the other analysts are hearing.

Re: developer excitement, this is certainly debatable. The developers that are using the new BB10 tools are excited about the platform, but there is a question of volume.

He raised his target to $10 from $8, but switched from a hold to a sell. The sell strikes me as peculiar, given the trading volatility and proximity to $10 already.

Unless I'm mistaken, only Morgan Stanley has a target below $10 now, so I'd guess $10 will serve as a floor prior to launch barring any major negative news.

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