NetApp: Valuation & Growth Slowdown
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) is rated HOLD as its software-led model remains highly profitable, but growth has slowed enough to make the valuation harder to stretch. The stock still screens rich…
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Revisiting our Sell call on ADTN: entry $7.76, latest $4.41, -43.2%.
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