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Cisco Flexes its Muscles
By Robert Ciura - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, HPQ, INTC
Technology giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), maker of networking switches and other Internet protocol devices, is a stock on the comeback trail. After spending much of the past few years wallowing in the mid-teens, due to recurring disappointing earnings results, the company’s shares are on the upswing after a slew of corporate developments showing the company has gotten its groove back.
Chief Executive John Chambers certainly took advantage of more »
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Waking a Sleeping Giant
By Timothy Green - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, JNPR, RVBD
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is a company that many people have written off as "dead money." With a range-bound stock price over the past decade amidst slow but steady earnings growth, Cisco hasn't exactly been an exciting stock. But often the least exciting stocks offer the most exciting opportunities, and over the past year the stock offered multiple chances to buy at an insanely low price.
A few days ago more »
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Smooth as SILC
By Wade Michels - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, FFIV, RVBD, SILC, SYMC
If you look at enough companies, you will find good ones, make money, and cruise towards financial freedom. But every so often, you'll stumble across an investment that could really move your needle. A game changer, a wealth builder, dare I say a Rule Breaker? Silicom (Nasdaq:SILC) is a low cost business, operating in a growing space, run by smart management.
For a business to be truly great more »
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20% Upside on This Technology Powerhouse
By Mohsin Saeed - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, IBM, JNPR
Against all odds, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has managed to beat estimates yet again. The company reported another stellar quarter, showing further improvements in its enterprise business. The quarter also makes the case for long term investment in the company due to a smooth execution of the company's new strategic plan and stable performance despite a poor industry outlook. The analysis shows that the company has a 20% upside on more »
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A Fable of Three Networking Insects
By Leo Sun - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, FFIV, JNPR
For a while, the networking gear industry looked like it was on shaky ground. Last month, a series of poor earnings reports from network gear manufacturers F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV), Radware, and Netgear spooked investors, since all three companies blamed budget cuts in both the public and private sectors for their quarterly woes.
In two previous articles, however, I noted that F5 Networks and Radware’s weakness came from their more »
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Is Big Tech Still Really Cheap?
By Ken McGaha - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CSCO, MSFT |
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a recent price of $453.26 is up 17.7% from its 52-week low, hit less than a month ago. At a recent $21.27, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has risen 42.8% from its 52-week low established last July. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has gained 26.4% from its low of $26.26, established in December of last year and Intel has jumped 24.2% off more »
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Is Gigabit Fiber Here?
By Rhett Holechek - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, T, CTL, CSCO, EXTR, GOOG, JNPR, VZ, WIN
The US has been behind countries like South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, for too long when it comes to very high speed Internet - the kind of speeds that only fiber can bring. The current holy grail of Internet speed is gigabit (1,024 megabits per second). Imagine streaming everything to your house without buffering, choppiness, and all-around unpleasantness. That is what gigabit promises and delivers. However, most cannot get it more »
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5 Stocks This Multi-Billion Dollar Fund Is Bullish On
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, MSFT, NWS, PEP, PG
Since we are several weeks past the end of the first calendar quarter of the year, we are finding ourselves in the period when institutional investors are reporting their holdings in 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. One of the most recent 13Fs reveal the positions of Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management.
Monitoring 13Fs is beneficial because they reveal recent moves of the fund, and its favorite more »
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Facts Matter: You Should Consider These 3 Bargain Stocks
By Adem Tahiri - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CSCO, COH
What does a bargain stock look like to you?
If you ask me, just having a low price to earnings (PE) ratio doesn't make a stock cheap. Nor does simply having a declining stock price, or trading at a 52 week low make a stock cheap.
All of those numbers matter, but they're how you measure a value; they're not the reason value is created. To me more »
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Building an Income Fortress With Dividends
By Ken McGaha - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, KKR, O
The investment universe today is littered with CDs, bonds, and Treasury notes that produce yields slightly above 0% and don’t even come close to exceeding the rate of inflation. Income-oriented investors seeking a reasonable return on their capital can still achieve a solid, safe and growing stream of dividend income if they select their picks carefully. However, selecting investments based on nothing more than a high current yield can more »
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Grab Shares of This Tech Giant While They Are Still Cheap
By Joseph Harry - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, IBM, MSFT
In many of my previous writings, I recommended buying "old tech" companies -- mostly due to their cheap valuations and P/E ratio compression, great financial shape, and impressive dividend increases. Two of these companies have finally started to break-out:
While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has witnessed a setback due to a disappointing quarter that stunted its breakout for a reason, it seems like Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) just hasn't more »
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Think Twice about your Ruckus Investment Thesis
By Hans el - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, RKUS, VZ, VOD
Ruckus (RKUS) took a nosedive after its earnings report where it missed on revenue and came in at the very low end of the expected earnings. The revenue miss was blamed on delays in forecasted orders by management.
Often do I read about the RKUS investment thesis which often is dominated by the expectation that large Mobile Network Operators across the world (MNOs), including the biggest of the Tier 1s more »
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4 Cloud Services & IT Stocks for Your Portfolio
By Bill Edson - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, GOOG, MSFT, ORCL
Cloud investing carries big risk. The median of 40 ISE index members sells for 25 times projected earnings for its current fiscal year, nearly double the S&P 500 index median.
Even so, it is not going away, and investors should research and make it a part of their investment strategy. Industry experts are projecting a huge increase this year in enterprise spending as companies look to migrate their networks more »
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Sell in May? Time to Look For Quality
By Nick Chiu - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: CHL, CSCO, INTC, QCOM
Timing the market is almost impossible. However, as "Sell in May" talks begins, investors can expect more volatility in the coming months. If the market corrects, there are 3 solid technology stocks I would like to accumulate in the next 2-3 months, including China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCONASDAQ: CSCO)).
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2 Stocks Under $4 to Watch Now
By Chris Lau - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, SHOR, SONS
Investors often forget that the market value of a company is not its share price, but its share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Despite this, stocks trading for $5 or less are still of interest to investors who like to speculate.
These companies are often ignored by mutual funds due to the share price being below $5. Due to the associated volatility of these stocks, companies that more »
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The Biggest Networking Company Is On Sale Right Now
By Matthew Frankel - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, JNPR, NTGR
The world’s largest maker of computer networking products, Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) share performance has not been quite as spectacular as that of the rest of the market. For such as stable tech giant to actually be trading below where it was for most of the peak recessionary years says something. Either Cisco is fundamentally weaker than it has been in the past, or we are looking at one more »
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Rebalance in May and Stay on Your Way
By Andrés Cardenal - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: CAT, CSCO, KO, NKE
We´ve all heard the famous saying “sell in May and go away," but being a widely repeated phrase doesn't make it a smart investment advice. Although there is some historical evidence about seasonal patterns in the stock market, buying or selling stocks based on the calendar is not a sound investment strategy by any means.
But that doesn't mean that investors need to stay completely still at more »
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Income Investors: Ditch Your CDs and Buy These
By Casey Hoerth - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, CMGE, CSCO
It's frustrating to be a saver right now. The traditional avenues of saving, CDs and U.S. Treasury bonds, offer minuscule yields that are probably negative when adjusted for inflation. A quick check at Bankrate.com shows the best CD yields at 1%. U.S. Treasuries aren't much better: 10-year bonds yield only 1.66%.
Numbers like this can be very discouraging to everyday folks looking to save more »
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After Solid Earnings, This Stock Is Set to Fly Higher
By Harsh Chauhan - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: CAVM, CSCO, FFIV
When Cavium (NASDAQ: CAVM), which supplies chips for networking and communication equipment, had released its fourth quarter report in February this year, I was quite confident that the stock could be a winner in 2013. The stock has appreciated around 8% so far this year, but frankly, its performance should have been better. After rising steadily in the first calendar quarter, shares of Cavium have simply fallen off a cliff more »
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These Tech Stocks Might Lead to Better Returns for Patient Investors
By Nauman Aly - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, INTC, ORCL
For those investors who are seeking both income and growth, the tech sector could offer a way to potentially achieve both. While some of the once-powerful names in the industry have cooled off a bit, shares could continue to move upward, while providing a steady dividend income stream along the way.
The key to success is networking
One tech giant that is currently offering its shareholders a healthy dividend yield more »