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Shares of cloud-based data analytics company Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) retreated Thursday following the release of its first-quarter results. The Splunk Analysts: Needham analyst Jack Andrews maintained a Buy rating on Splunk and lowered the price target from $265 to $198. Rosenblatt Securities analyst Blair Abernethy maintained a Buy rating and $196 price target. Raymond James analyst Robert Majek maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $195 to $150. JMP Securities analyst Erik Suppiger reiterated a Market Perform rating and maintained a $160 price target. RBC Capital Markets analyst Matthew Hedberg maintained an Outperform rating and $200 price target. Margin Impact Stemmed From Transitory Factors, Needham Says Splunk reported solid quarterly results, with revenues exceeding consensus estimates and Cloud annual recurring revenue maintaining a high rate of growth, Needham analyst Andrews said. The operating loss was wider than expected and margins declined, partly due to transitory factors that should not sustain through fiscal year 2022, the analyst said. Operating cash flows and margins are still expected to ramp as the company overcomes headwinds related to annual invoicing from upfront cash collection, he said. The significant investments Splunk has made in its solutions will likely lead to a

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OTTAWA, ON, June 3, 2021 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in the natural resource sectors. This is more important than ever as we recover from COVID-19.The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $2.3-million investment in the Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project. The project, led by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA), in collaboration with project partners Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation, Zen Clean Energy Solutions, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research, Bison Transport, Trimac Transportation and Suncor Energy, will validate the design, manufacture and operation of long-range fuel cell electric trucks for operation between Calgary and Edmonton. Federal funding for AZETEC was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program, which aims to accelerate the market entry of next-generation clean energy technologies. Emissions Reduction Alberta, Ballard Power Systems and Dana Inc. also invested in the AZETEC project bringing the total funding to $9.2 million.The AZETEC project addresses barriers to fuel cell electric truck adoption by installing and testing a hydrogen fueling station for highway heavy-duty commercial fleet vehicles using real-world conditions, such as capabilities

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Analysts have provided the following ratings for Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) within the last quarter: Last 30 Days 1 Month Ago 2 Months Ago 3 Months Ago Bullish 0 1 2 0 Somewhat Bullish 0 1 4 1 Indifferent 0 1 1 0 Somewhat Bearish 0 0 0 0 Bearish 0 0 0 0 In the last 3 months, 11 analysts have offered 12-month price targets for Charter Communications. The company has an average price target of $750.73 with a high of $816.00 and a low of $680.00. This current average represents a 3.52% increase from the previous average price target of $725.2. Analysts are specialists within banking and financial systems that typically report for specific stocks or within defined sectors. These people research company financial statements, sit in conference calls and meetings, and speak with relevant insiders to determine what are known as analyst ratings for stocks. Typically, analysts will rate each stock once a quarter. Analysts can recommend “buy”, “sell”, “hold”, or similar verbage for each stock based on that company’s recent performance. “Buy” indicates that an

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(RTTNews) – While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Thursday, Toro Co. (TTC) raised its adjusted earnings and net sales guidance for the full year 2021. The company’s updated guidance is based on management’s current visibility, and reflects expectations of a continuing increased demand environment, as well as escalation of supply chain disruption and inflation. For fiscal 2021, the company now projects adjusted earnings in a range of $3.45 to $3.55 per share on total net sales growth of 12 to 15 percent. Previously, the company expected adjusted earnings in a range of $3.35 to $3.45 per share on total net sales growth of 6 to 8 percent. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report earnings of $3.54 per share on net sales of $3.70 billion for the year. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items. “As we look ahead to the second half of the year, we are encouraged by the positive demand trends across our businesses, the enthusiastic customer response to innovative new product offerings, and the benefits from our productivity and synergy initiatives,” said Richard Olson, chairman and chief executive officer.

MONTREAL, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bombardier Inc. (“Bombardier”) today announced that it has launched an offering of US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new Senior Notes due 2026 (the “NewNotes”).The net proceeds of the offering of New Notes are expected to be used to finance Bombardier’s tender offer for certain of its outstanding 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “5.750% 2022 Notes”), 6.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “6.000% 2022 Notes”), and 6.125% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) (the “Tender Offer”), and the remainder for general corporate purposes, including the repayment and/or retirement of other outstanding debt.Consummation of the offering of the New Notes and of the Tender Offer are subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance that Bombardier will be able to successfully complete these transactions on the terms described above, or at all.This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, sale or purchase of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation, sale or purchase would be unlawful.The New Notes mentioned herein have not been