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iRobot Corporation

6/19/2013, 7:25 AM ET

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Monday, June 17, 10:41 AM iRobot (IRBT +6.4%) trades higher on what traders are calling a technical breakout. The company nabbed a $30M contract from the U.S. Army for robotic systems and spare parts. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, June 10, 1:09 PM iRobot (IRBT +1%) strikes a deal with Cisco (CSCO) to jointly market the company's Ava 500 video collaboration robot, and to integrate it with Cisco's TelePresence offerings. Much like the RP-VITA (aimed at hospitals), the Ava 500 sports an iPad UI, a large HD display, and iRobot's autonomous navigation tech. Comment! [Tech]
Tuesday, June 4, 6:34 PM The Roomba (IRBT) has broken out of the living room and made its way to the data center. Leveraging the iRobot Create platform, IBM is using a modified version of the vacuum-cleaning robot to plot temperature and humidity patterns in its data centers, as well as (with the help of RFID tags) automatically keep track of equipment. An EMC team in India has built a similar squad of temperature-sensing Roombas. Though the volumes involved are small, the projects highlight the potential for iRobot to exploit new applications with low-end hardware. 1 Comment [Tech]
Wednesday, May 15, 1:22 PM iRobot (IRBT +2.9%) makes new 52-week highs after announcing it has won $7.2M in contracts from the Brazilian government to supply its 510 PackBot robots, which are used in defense/security applications. Yesterday, CEO Colin Angle made upbeat remarks at a JPMorgan conference, forecasting continued vacuum sales strength in Europe in spite of macro weakness, and expressing optimism about China eventually becoming a major growth driver the way Japan has become one. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 24, 12:44 PM Midday top 10 gainers: RSOL +31%. NOR +27%. BKI +26%. BYD +18%. IRBT +15%. CHCI +14%. RVLT +13%. FXEN +12%. TRQ +12%. LL +12%.
Midday top 10 losers: VOCS -37%. VLTC -24%. EW -23%. UIS -23%. DV -21%. CCCL -15%. MCOX -14%. MEG -14%. SCON -13%. MACK -13%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, April 24, 9:58 AM iRobot (IRBT +12.8%) soars after smashing the estimates of analysts with its Q1 report and raising its outlook for the full year. Execs say the prospects for the home robot market look strong while its defense and security business also beat expectations. What to watch: Healthcare could be another growth driver for iRobot as the firm's RP-VITA telemedicine robots begin shipping to hospitals. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 23, 5:48 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: IRBT +14%. ENZN +7%. YUM +6%. BRCM +5%. AAPL +5%.
After-hours top losers: VOCS -30%. UIS -16%. DV -12%. AWAY -8%. PNRA -6%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, April 23, 4:10 PM IRobot (IRBT): Q1 EPS of $0.29. Revenue of $106.2M beats by $2.34M. Shares +8.3% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 23, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AAPL, ACC, AMGN, AWAY, BCR, BRCM, CREE, DV, EW, FBC, FTI, HA, HBI, HLIT, HTS, IRBT, ITC, JNPR, LIFE, NBR, NFX, NSC, OI, OII, OMI, PACB, PLCM, PNRA, RFMD, RHI, T, UIS, USNA, VMW, WRB, YUM, ZIXI Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, April 22, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AAPL, ACC, AMGN, AWAY, BCR, BRCM, CREE, DV, EW, FBC, FTI, HA, HBI, HLIT, HTS, IRBT, ITC, JNPR, LIFE, NBR, NFX, NSC, OI, OII, OMI, PACB, PLCM, PNRA, RFMD, RHI, T, UIS, USNA, VMW, WRB, YUM, ZIXI Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, March 11, 6:06 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:30 p.m.: HEK +10%. IRBT +10%. PAY +8%. YUM +6%. HTZ +6%.
After-hours top losers: PWRD -9%. DMND -6%. GOV -5%. [PCRX -5%. SLCA -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 5:06 PM iRobot (IRBT) +8.2% AH after: 1) Raising Q1 guidance. Citing strong home robot and defense/security sales, the company now expects revenue of $102M-$104M and EPS of $0.16-$0.20, above prior guidance of $98M-$102M and $0.00-$0.07, and a consensus of $100.4M and $0.02. 2) Announcing CFO John Leahy is leaving to join a "late-stage private company," and will be replaced by principal accounting officer Alison Dean. (PR) 2 Comments [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, February 25, 5:43 PM With shares well below their 2011/early 2012 highs, iRobot (IRBT) is announcing a $25M stock buyback program. It's good for repurchasing 4.4% of outstanding shares as of today's close. (PR) Comment! [Tech]
Thursday, February 7, 1:05 PM Midday top 10 gainers: SUTR +40%. FMFC +39%. OXGN +23%. VSAT +22%. TRLG +20%. GEOS +20%. DV +18%. ARKR +17%. PLNR +16%. SCKT +15%.
Midday top 10 losers: AKAM -16%. ADEP -16%. EPAX -15%. OSUR -14%. SGMO -14%. IRBT -13%. ATML -13%. BONT -13%. RTIX -13%. PSMI -12%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 7, 9:45 AM Shares of iRobot (IRBT -9.7%) slump after the company's earnings call this morning does little to provide relief for the weakened guidance put out last night. In a nutshell, the company is struggling to see its home technology business make up for the sharp decline in the revenue for its defense & security unit. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, February 6, 5:43 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: DV +13%. ZUMZ +8%. WNC +7%. ABMD +6%. LF +6%.
After-hours top losers: AKAM -16%. KFRC -14%. ZOLT -11%. IRBT -9%. PSMI -9%. Comment! [On the Move]