NetApp shares climbed on Monday, after receiving a rating upgrade and a price target hike from Cowen.
Analysts at Cowen boosted their rating on the hybrid cloud data services/management company’s stock to market perform from underperform. Also, they raised their price target on the shares to $45 from $40. According to Cowen analysts,the negative news that led the stock to lose about -20% in August already has been priced into the stock.
However, the analysts did express concern over NetApp’s near-term headwinds such as competition from market incumbents and nascent storage players for product share gain.
But Cowen’s outlook on NetApp is largely optimistic for the long-term. They indicated that NTAP's leadership in hybrid cloud purpose-built storage systems and data management software should help the company generate low-single digit revenue growth and high-single digit EPS growth through 2020. They also praised NetApp’s “industry-leading profitability and capital return to shareholders”.
NTAP moved above its 50-day moving average on October 04, 2024 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend. In of 48 similar past instances, the stock price increased further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The RSI Indicator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where NTAP's RSI Indicator exited the oversold zone, of 19 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on September 17, 2024. You may want to consider a long position or call options on NTAP as a result. In of 81 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for NTAP just turned positive on September 19, 2024. Looking at past instances where NTAP's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The 10-day moving average for NTAP crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 07, 2024. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 20 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 .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where NTAP advanced for three days, in of 346 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 307 cases where NTAP Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where NTAP declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
NTAP broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 08, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 78, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a 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 PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding 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 Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. NTAP’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (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 (21.786) is normal, around the industry mean (6.307). P/E Ratio (23.925) is within average values for comparable stocks, (58.153). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.944) is also within normal values, averaging (55.962). Dividend Yield (0.019) settles around the average of (0.034) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.636) is also within normal values, averaging (11.483).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Provides data management and storage solutions
Industry ComputerPeripherals