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Blackberry(BB, $8.90) posts narrower-than-expected loss

Blackberry(BB, $8.90) posts narrower-than-expected loss

Blackberry posted its third-quarter loss of -5 cents a share on a diluted basis, compared with a loss of -23 cents a share in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings, which exclude stock-based compensation expenses and other items, were break-even a share. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected a loss of -7 cents a share.

Revenue fell to $184 million from $218 million in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had predicted revenue of $173.6 million.

“In IoT, our QNX business achieved a quarterly record for design-related revenues, performing stronger than expected despite ongoing industry supply chain headwinds,” said John Chen, BlackBerry chief executive and chairman. “On the cybersecurity front we saw further traction for our recent unified endpoint security product launches with additional head-to-head wins against other next-gen players.”

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


BB sees MACD Histogram just turned negative

BB saw its Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) turn negative on October 30, 2026. This is a bearish signal that suggests the stock could decline going forward. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 37 instances where the indicator turned negative. In 29 of the 37 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a downward move at 78%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 36 of 53 cases where BB's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 68%.

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on November 02, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on BB as a result. In 61 of 80 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 76%.

BB moved below its 50-day moving average on October 30, 2026 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where BB declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 76%.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The 10-day moving average for BB crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on September 29, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 11 of 14 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 79%.

Following a +7.06% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where BB advanced for three days, in 216 of 285 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 76%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 169 of 232 cases where BB Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 73%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 40 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. BB’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 68 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating slightly better than average sales and a considerably profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 81 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (5.947) is normal, around the industry mean (16.593). P/E Ratio (61.692) is within average values for comparable stocks, (57.337). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.472) is also within normal values, averaging (3.648). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.283) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (7.843) is also within normal values, averaging (103.889).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 88 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 100 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. BB’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 91, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL), Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW), Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD), Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ), Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS), NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA), Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB).

Industry description

Computer communications industry develops technology that allows computing devices to exchange data with each other using connections/data links between nodes. Common types of computer network include Cloud (IAN), Internet, Wide (WAN, Local (LAN)/Wireless(WLAN) etc. The industry is an ever-more important part of technology, and is set to become even bigger as the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly forays into the various aspects of our lives. Cisco Systems, Inc., Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and Arista Networks, Inc., Fortinet, Inc. are some of the major computer communications companies.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Computer Communications Industry is 34.57B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 48.8K to 3.77T. MSFT holds the highest valuation in this group at 3.77T. The lowest valued company is WMHI at 48.8K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was -6%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -12%, and the average quarterly price growth was -6%. CHOW experienced the highest price growth at 110%, while RZAI experienced the biggest fall at -45%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was 20%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 30% and the average quarterly volume growth was -36%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 49
P/E Growth Rating: 50
Price Growth Rating: 62
SMR Rating: 78
Profit Risk Rating: 91
Seasonality Score: 10 (-100 ... +100)
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Blackberry(BB, $8.90) posts narrower-than-expected loss