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Fly News Breaks for October 4, 2019
IRBT
Oct 4, 2019 | 05:08 EDT
Piper Jaffray analyst Troy Jensen lowered his price target for iRobot to $64 from $75 ahead of the company's Q3 results and reiterates a Neutral rating on the shares. 2019 has shaped up to be a "challenging year" for iRobot with increased tariffs resulting in higher average selling prices and now a "new, formidable competitor" in Shark at the higher end segment of the market, Jensen tells investors in a research note. While Q4 is typically a "slam dunk quarter" for the company, this year will be more challenging, adds the analyst. As such, Jensen prefers to take a "wait and see approach" with respect the stock.
News For IRBT From the Last 2 Days
IRBT
Mar 28, 2024 | 09:50 EDT
After Walmart (WMT) and Vizio (VZIO) pulled and refiled their notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Wednesday, Dealreporter told its readers that the move "may have investors wondering if this could become another Amazon (AMZN) and iRobot (IRBT) situation," contacts tell The Fly. While the M&A-focused publication said "there are traces of that same dynamic here," it added that "this pull-and-refile suggests this deal is on stronger footing than AMZN-IRBT," according to contacts. The news service sees "a genuine chance that this deal could get a prolonged look from regulators due to some of the similar dynamics at play compared to IRBT and AMZN," it reportedly said.