- Stating Q4 channel checks point to a slowdown in momentum, Deutsche's Imtiaz Koujalgi has downgraded Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) to Hold ahead of the unified threat management/next-gen firewall appliance vendor's Thursday afternoon Q4 report. His target has been cut by $15 to $34.
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FTNT -2.1% premarket to $26.65. Piper downgraded Fortinet last week, while citing a soft Q4 reseller survey, a shift in IT spending priorities, growing price pressure, and tough comps.
- Shares now go for just 3.9x the midpoint of a 2015 billings guidance range of $1.215B-$1.22B.