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Compuware Corporation

5/23/2013, 10:42 AM ET

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Tuesday, May 21, 4:51 PM Tech guidance roundup: 1) Analog Devices (ADI - earnings) expects FQ3 revenue of $655M-$685M and EPS of $0.51-$0.56, below a consensus of $688.3M and $0.58. 2) Intuit (INTU - earnings) expects FQ4 revenue of $702M-$727M and EPS of $0.03-$0.07, largely below a consensus of $726.7M and $0.11. 3) Compuware (CPWR - earnings) expects FY14 revenue of $1B and GAAP EPS of $0.35-$0.37; consensus is for revenue of $1.01B and non-GAAP EPS of $0.42. ADI -1.3% AH. INTU +0.5%. CPWR +0.9%. (Analog Devices PR) (Intuit PR) (Compuware PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
Tuesday, May 21, 4:20 PM Compuware (CPWR): Q1 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.21. Revenue of $239.9M beats by $0.22M. Shares +3.2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 21, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: NTAP,ADI, CPWR, INTU, Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, May 20, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: NTAP,ADI, CPWR, INTU, Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, May 17, 7:39 AM Compuware Corporation (CPWR) declares its first-ever quarterly dividend of $0.125/share. Forward yield 4.44%. For shareholders of record June 5. Payable June 19. Ex-div date June 3 (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 3, 6:18 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:30 p.m.: ABFS +16.0%. RNR +3.75%. MSG +3.3%. NCT +3.1%. INCY +3.0%.
After-hours top losers: STM -9%. GRMN -3.6%. BRCD -2.7%. H -2.6%. CPWR -2.1%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, April 8, 4:58 PM Compuware (CPWR) announces a major board shakeup: 1) Director/former Ford VP Gurminder Bedi has been named chairman. He replaces co-founder/former CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr.. 2) David Fubini, a senior McKinsey director, and Lee Roberts, the former CEO of IBM-acquired FileNet, have been added to the board. 3) W. James Prowse, the CFO of Compuware's Covisint IT services unit, is retiring to focus on Covisint's upcoming IPO. Will the new-look board be more amenable to a sale? Comment! [Tech]
Wednesday, April 3, 5:35 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: CCG +8%. ANV +5%. AVEO +4%. GFI +3%. VALE +2%.
After-hours top losers: SFUN -6%. IMUC -3%. CPWR -3%. LSE -3%. ROC -2%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, April 3, 4:41 PM Compuware (CPWR) has resumed trading and is currently changing hands at $11.40, down 5.2% AH. Shares are still up 5% YTD thanks to M&A hopes. (FQ4 warning: I, II) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 3, 4:17 PM More on Compuware: The FQ4 (March quarter) guidance is below a consensus of $272.8M and $0.15. Compuware blames deal push-outs caused by the failure of many clients/prospects to formalize IT budgets. Shares are halted, and will resume trading at 4:30PM ET. Will the news affect the price P-E suitors are willing to pay for the company? (PR) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Wednesday, April 3, 4:09 PM Compuware Corporation (CPWR) announces preliminary Q4 EPS in the range of $0.05-$0.06 and FY EPS in the range of $0.26-$0.28. Q4 Revenue in the range of $237M-241M and FY Revenue in the range of $942M-$946M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Monday, March 4, 6:21 PM Shares of Compuware (CPWR) are active in the post-trading session as buyout chatter is revived. The company is reportedly getting interest from several private equity firms, including Thoma Bravo, Apax, Hellman & Friedman, and Golden Gate. Last month the stock spiked on chatter that the company was in early talks with P-E firms Blackstone and TPG, among others, after shooting down an $11/share offer made by Elliott Associates in January. Shares +4.7% AH. Comment! [Tech, M&A, On the Move]
Monday, March 4, 5:39 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: ASNA +13%. SNTS +8%. CPWR +4%. NDZ +3%. MTG +3%.
After-hours top losers: IPXL -20%. JCP -6%. GMXR -6%. TVL -3%. NSU -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 21, 2:33 PM Compuware (CPWR +1.6%) has spiked over the last 20 minutes, but is well off its highs, after Reuters reports the enterprise software/services firm is "talking to buyout firms to gauge investor interest." Compuware is said to have held "early talks" with P-E firms Blackstone and TPG, among others. The company, which currently trades at $11.82, has spurned an $11/share offer made by Elliott Associates in December. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Friday, January 25, 7:45 AM Compuware's (CPWR) board rejects Ellington Management's $11/share buyout offer, instead launching a 3-year cost-reduction program of at least $60M along with its intent to spin off the Covisint business to Compuware shareholders. The board also announces a $0.50/share annual dividend set to begin in Q1 on FY2014. (PR) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Tuesday, January 22, 4:13 PM Compuware (CPWR): Q4 EPS of $0.12 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $257.9M (+2% Y/Y) beats by $3.68M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech, Breaking News]