Shares of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) have
been showing a nice uptrend over the past few weeks amidst the buzz
generated by the imminent release of its new Lumia phones and an alliance with America’s
largest carrier Verizon.
After slumping to 15-year low of $1.63 on Jul 18,
2012, the stock started to show value buying and rose to $2.93 over the next three
weeks. However, the stock faced resistance at $3 area and profit taking pulled
the stock lower to $2.50 in the next three trading sessions.
Well, that proved to be a temporary correction as the
shares of the company have broken past their resistance levels and in
yesterday’s session the stock jumped as much as 11% to close at $3.20, its
highest in the past three months.
The stock has rebounded almost 96% from its recent
lows and jumped over 15% in the past one week. Technically, the stock is
trading above its 50-Day Moving Average of $2.26. The stock may face resistance
at $3.54, which is its 200-Day Moving Average.
Here is the Simple Chart of NOK
On
the Chart Analysis
A.
The stock has shown a “V-Shaped
Recovery” with the key resistance of $3 broken.
B.
NOK has created Higher Tops and Lower Bottoms.
C.
The recent rally was driven by heavy volumes with 107 million shares being traded
in Thursday’s session.
The recent rally was driven by rumor that the
company is all set to launch its highly expected new smartphone which would be
available on Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ). Nokia has scheduled an event
on Sep 5 (just ahead of expected launch of its new iPhone By Apple).
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will also be
present at the event as the company’s Windows 8 operating system will support Nokia’s
new phone.
What is critical is the inclusion of Verizon,
because Nokia will have the support of the top 4 U.S. carriers, offering Lumia
handsets. From the Verizon point of
view, the deal makes sense as it will lower its dependence on Apple’s iPhone
and Android-based phones.
However, it is a bit premature to talk about Nokia’s
success as the company is still recovering from one of its worst slumps in the
past one year due to immense competition from Apple and Samsung. But, it could
be a good opportunity to see a turnaround in Nokia’s business.
What do you think? Will Nokia be able to come back
after losing its market popularity? Feel free to Share your thoughts.
Nokia will be able to come back very strongly by the end of this year. $5/share is highly possible by the end of Xmas.
ReplyDeleteIt absolutely will recover. Solid phones, loyal customers, great navigation technology that will just get better. The companies sitting on technology unyet revealed, everybody knows that and they are diligently revamping with the "Nokia Army" and company slimming improving there nimbleness to react to customer needs.
ReplyDeleteKey to recovery is dependent on the success of WP8 and the partnership with Verizon. Probably need to see 2Q of 13 to see if the windows strategy is working.
ReplyDeleteNokia's decline is an absolute disgrace for its management. From $43 to less than $4 is no improvement.
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