Ciena Rallies Despite Mixed Q4; Light Guidance

By Zacks Investment Research: Ciena Corp. (CIEN) is scheduled to release its first quarter 2012 earnings results before the opening bell on March 7, 2012. In the run-up to the earnings release, we noticed analyst estimates being revised downward. Prior-Quarter Recap

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Salesforce.com’s (CRM) fourth quarter earnings were better than expected, but the earnings outlook for the current quarter was light.

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Salesforce.com’s (CRM) fourth quarter earnings were better than expected, but the earnings outlook for the current quarter was light. The company, however, expects to surpass the $2 billion revenue mark in the fiscal year ahead.

Take-Two Interactive shares are trading higher after hours Tuesday following the video game publisher?s financial results for the fiscal fourth quater ended March 31. For quarter, the publisher of Grant Theft Auto and other games reported revenue of $148.1 million, down from $182.3 million a year ago, but ahead of the Street consensus at $139.9 ...

ByMaani Value Guru:Shares of Qlik Technologies (QLIK) are in the spotlight after the company reported higher quarterly revenue, helped by an increase in license sales.

Ciena shares are trading higher Wednesday despite a weaker-than-expected report for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31. For the period, the network equipment provider posted revenue of $416.7 million and a non-GAAP loss of 17 cents a share; the Street had been projecting $417.2 million and a loss of 5 cents. Gross margin was ...

Qualcomm shares are trading sharply higher after hours Wednesday on better-than-expected results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended September 25, and impressive guidance for both Q1 and all of FY 2012. For Q4, the mobile phone chip company reported revenue of $4.12 billion, up 39% from a year ago, up 14% sequentially, and ahead of ...

F5 Networks shares are trading higher Tuesday afternoon on stronger-than-expected results for the company?s fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30. For the quarter, the company posted revenue of $314.6 million and non-GAAP profits of $1.06 a share, ahead of the Street at $308.5 million and 98 cents. For FY Q1, F5 sees revenue of $315 ...