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Fly News Breaks for February 12, 2019
FAST, TTWO, CSCO, GILD, BHP
Feb 12, 2019 | 10:11 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. BHP Billiton (BHP) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs. 2. Gilead (GILD) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citi and to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo. 3. Cisco (CSCO) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley with analyst James Faucette saying Cisco's multiple has meaningfully expanded over the past 1.5 years as estimates and expectations have built in a likely benefit from security-driven networking. 4. Take-Two (TTWO) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst Gerrick Johnson saying that after a 2-year "hype machine" blast for its Red Dead Redemption 2 title and its "strong" premier, the buzz around the game has "dissipated markedly." 5. Fastenal (FAST) downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBanc with analyst Steve Barger saying he continues to view the company as a "best-in-class" distributor with a "sizable first-mover advantage" in OnSite and Vending, but he finds the stock's risk/reward as more balanced near his prior price target of $62. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.
News For BHP;GILD;CSCO;TTWO;FAST From the Last 2 Days
TTWO
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CSCO
Mar 26, 2024 | 09:09 EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed insider trading charges against Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks (ANET). To settle the SEC's charges, Bechtolsheim agreed to pay a civil penalty of nearly $1M. According to the SEC's complaint, Bechtolsheim misappropriated material nonpublic information regarding the impending acquisition of Acacia Communications, a manufacturer of highspeed optical interconnect products. The SEC alleges that Bechtolsheim, who was Arista Networks's chair at the time, learned of Acacia's impending acquisition on July 8, 2019, through his and Arista Networks's longstanding relationship with another multinational technology company that was also considering acquiring Acacia and consulted with Bechtolsheim concerning the potential acquisition. Immediately after learning this information, Bechtolsheim allegedly traded Acacia options in the accounts of a close relative and an associate. The next day, July 9, 2019, before the market opened, Acacia and Cisco (CSCO) announced that Cisco had agreed to acquire Acacia for $70 per share. That day, Acacia's stock price increased by 35.1%. According to the SEC's complaint, Bechtolsheim's trading generated combined illegal profits of $415,726 in the accounts of his relative and associate. Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC's complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Bechtolsheim settled the SEC's charges by agreeing to be barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company for five years and to pay a civil monetary penalty of $923,740. The settlement is subject to court approval. Reference Link