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  • Recent Acquisitions and Share Buybacks Make this Company Attractive

    By Mike Thiessen - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: ADI, AVGO, FNSR

    Recently, Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) attracted the attention of investors with a dual announcement that could hint at big valuation changes ahead. First, the company announced that it would acquire CyOptics, a privately-held Pennsylvania firm that makes a variety of semiconductor chips. This deal would cost Avago roughly $400 million in cash and provide it with an important piece of leverage in a competitive industry.

    Separately, Avago also announced that more »

  • Can This Stock Kick Start Its Revival With a Solid Earnings Report?

    By Harsh Chauhan - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: ADTN, T, FNSR

    Networking and communication equipment maker ADTRAN (NASDAQ: ADTN) exited 2012 on a high on the back of optimism about a rebound in telecom spending. AT&T’s (NYSE: T) decision late last year to boost its capex plan proved to be a shot in the arm for ADTRAN, leading to a rally which lasted till the end of February. However, the stock has had a pretty bad time since last more »

  • Can This Stock Kick Start its Revival With a Solid Earnings Report?

    By Harsh Chauhan - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: ADTN, T, FNSR

    Networking and communication equipment maker ADTRAN (NASDAQ: ADTN) exited 2012 on a high on the back of optimism about a rebound in telecom spending. AT&T’s (NYSE: T) decision late last year to boost its capex plan proved to be a shot in the arm for ADTRAN, leading to a rally which lasted till the end of February. However, the stock has had a pretty bad time since last more »

  • Can These Stocks Bounce Back?

    By Harsh Chauhan - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: CIEN, FNSR, JDSU, XLNX

    Time indeed flies fast. The first quarter of 2013 is already behind us, and it proved to be a great one for the markets. The broader market rally left investors who had their money in the right stocks richer, but, quite naturally, there were some laggards as well.

    In a previous post, I’d discussed a few of my picks whom I’d expected to outperform when the year began more »

  • 3 Bullish Upgrades on Thursday Worth Noting

    By Brian Nichols - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, FNSR, PANL

    Stocks can be pushed higher or lower as analysts provide their outlooks. These calls are not enough to make an investment, but should be considered as part of your research. Therefore, I am assessing a few of Thursday’s top calls, and determining if each was a good call.

    'Turnaround Story' Upgrade Moves Telecom Equipment Stock

    On Thursday, shares of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) rallied more than 10% after Deutsche Bank more »

  • What I Bought and Sold Last Quarter

    By Lee Samaha - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, CIEN, FNSR, PG, COO

    Every month, I like to look back at the quarter’s performance and look at the articles I wrote over the month leading into. It’s a useful discipline, and I think writers have a duty to disclose whether they can actually do what they write about.

    I had a return to form last month with a 10.2% return, which contributed to an 18.9% return for the quarter more »

  • Does Finisar Corporation Have Any Growth Opportunities?

    By Shas Dey - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: CIEN, FNSR, JDSU

    Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a leading provider of optical subsystems (transmitters, receivers, transceivers, transponders) and components that are used in data communication and telecommunication aapplications.

    The demand for these products is mainly driven by growth in demand for bandwidth by enterprises and service providers. The demand for bandwidth is expected to continually grow due to the increasing use of videos, photos and digital information, not to mention more »

  • A Beaten Down Stock That You Should Not Miss

    By Harsh Chauhan - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: CIEN, CSCO, FNSR

    I was expecting fiber optics component supplier Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) to lift the pall of gloom surrounding the optical networking industry, but that honor instead went to Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN). Ciena’s latest results put fears of a tepid telecom spending environment to rest, and this rubbed off onto the others in the industry.

    Ciena surprised the Street by posting a profit, and its guidance for the ongoing quarter rounded more »

  • Will an Upbeat Earnings Report From Finisar Buck This Negative Trend?

    By Harsh Chauhan - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, FNSR, INTC, JDSU

    When 2012 ended, there was a feel-good factor about optical networking stocks JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), both of whom I had expected would perform well this year. An uptick in telecom spending was supposed to be the primary catalyst behind the performance of both these companies, and Uniphase proved that the recovery is for real with a stellar quarterly report in January.

    Uniphase’s management sounded more »

  • Key Earnings For The Week of March 4

    By Lee Samaha - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: FNSR, COO, KR, PAY, WSM

    Earnings season is starting to quiet down this week but there are still some interesting stocks to look at. There isn’t a clear sector or theme or even anyof the major bellwethers reporting. But what we do have is a collection of companies that seem to be in a period of making changes to their business in response to market trends. I'll disuss some of these issues below more »

  • Which Optical Stock Will Reward You?

    By Declan Fallon - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: FN, FNSR, JDSU, OPLK

    This week I have gone for a former IPO darling that ultimately fell flat on its face, but now looks fit-and-ready to challenge once more.   Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) debuted in 2010 at a discount to its initial IPO price, but soon found its feet to rapidly ascend to $32.91.  However, the joy wasn't to last, and it subsequently entered a steady decline, ultimately visiting its IPO lows in more »

  • Finding Value As a Result of CAPEX Spending

    By Brian Nichols - February 1, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, FNSR, JDSU, OCLR, ERIC

    It has been whispered for the last couple weeks that an increase in capital expenditures (CAPEX) for future benefits from large tech and telecom related companies would benefit telecom equipment and other optical component companies. However, markets have been slow to react as the companies set to benefit have yet to raise guidance or announce earnings. But on Thursday we got our first hint of what’s to come when more »

  • 2 Stocks Set to Benefit From Higher Telco Spending This Year

    By Harsh Chauhan - January 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, FNSR, JDSU

    Optical networker JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) proved to be the pick of the industry in 2012, appreciating almost 30% even though telecom spending wasn’t in the best of health. In comparison, peer Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) started the year strongly like JDS Uniphase but gradually fell from grace as 2012 progressed, finishing the year almost 3% down.

    Finisar Turning the Tables

    However, there are indications that the tables may turn more »

  • Communication Equipment Maker on a Growth Trend

    By Shweta Dubey - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: FNSR, JDSU, QCOM

    The leader in communication equipment, JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) has been recognized the second time with the Frost & Sullivan's Global Market Share Leadership Award for its fiber optic and Ethernet communications test solutions. This is an attestation to the company's exemplary work in the field of innovation. It has also earned the 2012 Excellent Core Partner Award from Huawei for Optical Transport and Transmission Solutions. This honor more »

  • 2013 is Shaping Up as a Turnaround Year for Finisar

    By Greg Slabodkin - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: FNSR, JDSU

    On the surface of it, things at telecommunication-equipment provider Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) are not great. Finisar's fiscal second-quarter earnings, reported on Dec. 5, fell 95% from the same quarter a year earlier. In addition, investors have taken a hit, with the stock down about 20% this year.

    As the second-largest fiber optic equipment maker behind JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU), Finisar has seen its bottom line weaken over a stretch more »

  • This Company Has Turned Around Successfully, Looks Good for More

    By Harsh Chauhan - December 7, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, FNSR, JDSU

    Optical networking company Finisar's (NASDAQ: FNSR) second-quarter report wasn't too much of a surprise, as the company was able to beat estimates that were already quite low. But, more importantly, the quarterly report came with a few pointers that the company is moving in the right direction.

    Revenue in the quarter increased 5.2% from the year-ago period to $232 million. This rate of revenue growth seems impressive more »

  • Better Days Ahead for This Telco Company?

    By Lee Samaha - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: T, CSCO, FNSR, VZ

    Communications company Finisar Corp (NASDAQ: FNSR) gave results and the market appeared to like them. However, I think it looks a bit more like a relief rally than an affirmation that there was anything in the results to suggest that the corner had turned on the Telco spending side. At some point it will -- the demand for bandwidth and data rich devices shows no sign of abating -- but in summary more »

  • It’s Showtime for This Optical Networking Stock

    By Harsh Chauhan - December 4, 2012 | Tickers: ALU, CSCO, FNSR, JDSU

    Optical networker Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) is expected to release its second-quarter results on December 5. While Fool analyst Seth Jayson has already briefed us about the boxes Finisar’s report needs to check, I will try to see if the company can do the needful on Judgment Day.

    Finisar’s previous quarterly report was the worst a company’s management could dream of. The company missed on both revenue and more »

  • The Key Earnings of the Week

    By Lee Samaha - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: AZO, CONN, FNSR, LULU, PANW

    When we enter the first week of December everyone will have an idea of how their investing year is going to shape up. Nevertheless, for private investors it is not a time to rest on your laurels or panic if you are behind. For professional investors it is probably time to start dressing up their performance and holdings in line with trying to retain or garner new assets under management more »

  • The Best Optical Networking Stock Money Can Buy

    By Harsh Chauhan - November 2, 2012 | Tickers: T, FNSR, JDSU

    Shares of optical networking companies have had a rocky ride so far this year, which isn’t entirely unexpected if we consider that the global economy hasn’t been in the best of health. A lackluster economy forces telecom companies to spend less, since investments in telecom infrastructure carry a long gestation period, and hence, optical networking companies also find the going tough.

    But this doesn’t mean that telecom more »

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