IT

Reporting its second quarter earnings last week, A.P. Moller-Maersk said it is planning to boost the size of the company's IT staff and that "Technology is core to both our vision to become the global integrator of container logistics and a key enabler to enhance our operating performance." The...

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE: JEC) and KEYW Holding Corp. (NYSE: KEYW) announced a definitive merger agreement Monday.   The $815-million deal makes KeyW — an intelligence, cyber, mission and IT analytics company operating in the intelligence and national security...

IT management software company SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) said Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy privately held Samanage, an IT service desk solution company.  What Happened The deal is for $350 million in cash or approximately $329 million net of cash acquired, SolarWinds...

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) has historically sacrificed revenue growth for margin expansion, although revenue growth typically has a bigger impact on multiples than margin expansion, according to BMO Capital Markets.  The sell-side firm finds it encouraging that the IT...

Software developer SolarWinds is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SWI.” The company lowered the price range Thursday for the planned IPO. The Company SolarWinds provides information technology infrastructure management software, according to...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported Thursday afternoon with a "big wow" of a fourth-quarter report that turned Stifel incrementally bullish. The Analyst Stifel's Brad Reback maintains a Buy rating on Microsoft with a price target lifted from $107 to $118. The...

While security analytics name Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD) is positioned for growth over the coming years, it isn't reason enough to be a buyer of the stock, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst D.A. Davidson's Mark Kelleher initiated coverage of Rapid7's stock with a Neutral...

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is teaming up with BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) to offer enterprises a solution that combines BlackBerry's expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft's cloud and productivity products. What Happened As part of the new partnership...

This year is a turning point for Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) as it works to grow revenues and gross profits during a transition to a disaggregated model for hardware and software in campus switching, according to Goldman Sachs.  The Analyst Goldman analyst Rod Hall initiated...

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW)'s stock soared higher by more than 50 percent in 2017, but there's room left for growth, according to a proprietary Cowen survey.   The Analyst Cowen's Gregg Moskowitz upgraded VMware's stock rating from Market Perform to Outperform with a price...

Somewhere between last year’s clown hauntings and this year’s theatrical release of Stephen King’s “It,” Burger King saw an opportunity. An opportunity to torment its clown-touting foe. The Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) chain is leveraging the globe...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley turned less bearish on two movie theater chain names amid a view that competition from streaming video platforms and a disappointing summer box office are overdone and already priced into the stock. Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne upgraded Regal Entertainment (...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank turned incrementally bearish on F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) after conducting first-hand research that points to worse than expected weakness. The firm's Vijay Bhagavath maintains a Sell rating on F5 Networks' stock with a price target lowered from $100 to $90....

“I’m funny how? Like I’m funny like a clown? I’m here to amuse you? I make you laugh?” Nope, that’s not a line from the killer-clown hit “It,” but a bit of menacing dialogue from one of the many, many memorable scenes in Martin Scorsese's...

Time Warner Inc's (NYSE: TWX) “It” slaughtered expectations and took in a second-weekend toll that defied the usual drop-off for hit horror movies, leading another killer weekend at the box office. Holy It “‘It’ continues to set a new standard for what is...