NetApp: In-Line Performance Likely Through H1 2024, Downgrading To Hold

Summary:

  • We’re downgrading NetApp to HOLD ahead of earnings.
  • We believe enterprise spending headwinds will persist through 1H24 due to macro uncertainty, and we expect large deals to take longer to close.
  • NTAP’s market share has been slowly being eaten away by major cloud providers, i.e. MSFT and AMZN.
  • Although NTAP has been cutting costs, we don’t think this strategy is enough to sustain long-term earnings outperformance.
  • We expect the stock to continue to be an in-line performer through 1H24.

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We are moving NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) to a HOLD. The stock is up 78% since our initial BUY rating at the end of 2020, outperforming the S&P 500 by 47%. While we’re seeing signs of enterprise spending


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