Monday, May 20, 2013

Investopedia: Frear Of Cisco Leads The Market To Abandon Aruba Networks

It was only nine days ago that investors were left speculating as to whether Aruba's (Nasdaq:ARUN) weak fiscal third quarter meant that the WLAN market was slowing or that rival Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) was gaining share. With Cisco's earnings in hand and Aruba management's own post-earnings comments, it's clear that Cisco now looms large as a major disruptive force.

A more aggressive (and successful) Cisco is a multi-faceted threat to Aruba, and investors aren't hanging around to see how this plays out – sending the shares down more than one-quarter Friday morning. Although I continue to believe that there's long-term value in Aruba Networks shares, investors approaching this stock today have to treat it like nitroglycerine – be gentle and have a backup plan if and when things go badly wrong.

Please read more here:
http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/051713/fear-cisco-leads-market-abandon-aruba-networks-arun-csco-hpq-msi.aspx

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