Shares of Research In Motion Limited (USA)(NASDAQ:RIMM)
gapped down this morning and fell as much as 5%. However, the stock has pared
all its losses and now trading higher by 4% at $11.16 after hitting session
high of $11.23. The stock has bounced back 10% from session low of $10.20
Shares of the company fell more than 10 percent on
Tuesday on a report that Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum had a bearish view
on the stock.
AllThingsD had reported the story quoted Gelblum as
saying that the BlackBerry maker's better-than-expected second quarter earnings
were just an anomaly, and not the start of a trend, and was also pessimistic
about the launch of the BlackBerry 10 in the New Year.
According to Gelblum, "We continue to believe BlackBerry
10 has a low chance of success. While some of the new features on BB10 seem
innovative, we had a similar reaction to Palm's webOS when we saw it at CES in
'09. Ultimately we believe BB10 is too late, and subs continue to shift to
competitive devices."
RIM shares have been rsing due to the positive
response that its new operating platform BB10 has induced in netork carriers
that the comany is partnering. Some analysts also upgraded the stock based on
this and expectations of high sales of the new Blackberry range of devices.
Gelblum noted two surveys to support his view, both
showing little interest from customers or enterprise app developers in the
BlackBerry or BlackBerry apps.
Among those who have upgraded the stock and/or raised
its target price at CIBC World Markets, National Bank Finance and Jefferies
& Co.
Almost all of them have recommended the stock for
buying, based on the positive feedback received from network carriers.
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